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CAPriCORN: Chicago Area Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network
Abel N Kho1, Denise M Hynes2, Satyender Goel1
1Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Summary
The Chicago Area Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN) unites diverse healthcare providers to create a research infrastructure. This network aims to improve patient care and reduce health disparities through collaborative comparative effectiveness research.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Health Disparities Research
Background:
- The Chicago Area Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN) is a collaboration of diverse healthcare institutions.
- It aims to build a sustainable infrastructure for patient-centered comparative effectiveness research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a collaborative research network in Chicago.
- To develop and implement strategies for improving care in diverse populations.
- To reduce health disparities through integrated healthcare data and research.
Main Methods:
- Collaboration across private, county, state, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and VA hospitals.
- Data aggregation through the University HealthSystem Consortium.
- Centralized patient recruitment, data infrastructure, and institutional review board for efficient human subject protection.
Main Results:
- CAPriCORN models overcoming barriers in data integration, competition, and care fragmentation.
- It facilitates the development, testing, and implementation of care improvement strategies.
- The network supports research to improve care for diverse populations.
Conclusions:
- CAPriCORN demonstrates a model for inter-institutional collaboration in research.
- The network infrastructure supports patient-centered comparative effectiveness research.
- This initiative aims to reduce health disparities and improve healthcare delivery.