LeaRRn Network

LeaRRn’s overarching objective is to establish a national resource network to advance stakeholder-partnered, rehabilitation learning health system research to improve quality of care, demonstrate value, and enhance patient and system outcomes. LeaRRn will provide training to promote 7 core LHS research competencies: (1) using a system science approach, (2) asking meaningful questions, (3) applying appropriate research methods, (4) capitalizing on informatics, (5) championing research ethics, (6) optimizing quality improvement and implementation science, and (7) engagement, leadership and research management. Our Network will support research innovation by convening health system stakeholders to first identify priority topics to improve the quality and value of rehabilitation care. Through mentored collaborations (i.e., LHS Scholar opportunities) and mentored pilot studies, health systems and researchers will collaborate to address these topics. Finally, through techniques development, we will assess the needs of the rehabilitation research community, prioritize and design our resources to respond to those needs and evaluate our impact.