Learning Health System at Academic Health Centers

Building consensus on a definition of the learning health system (LHS) for academic health centers and related questions leaders should be asking to implement and sustain an LHS.

Working Definition

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Submitted by Lauren Maggio (Association of American Medical Colleges) on October 18, 2022 - 2:58pm Last revised by Lauren Maggio on October 19, 2022 - 7:24am.
Proposal Status: 
Open
Does the following definition resonate with you? A learning health system (LHS) is: A healthcare system in which clinical and care-related data are systematically integrated to catalyze discovery and implementation of new knowledge that benefits patients and the organization through improved outcomes.