The Southern California Healthcare Delivery Science Center: A Model for Aligning Patients, Healthcare Systems, and Researchers to Develop, Test, and Disseminate Innovations to Achieve Health Equity

IF 2.6 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Learning Health Systems Pub Date : 2026-01-05 DOI:10.1002/lrh2.70059

Amytis Towfighi, Aidan R. Lindgren, Thomas A. Buchanan, Hal F. Yee Jr, Allison Orechwa

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Abstract

Introduction

A key barrier to translating evidence into practice is the paucity of learning health system (LHS) researchers elucidating and addressing barriers to implementation and maintenance.

Methods

In response to the growing need for a workforce dedicated to translating evidence into practice, we developed the Southern California Healthcare Delivery Science Center (SC HDSC). In this experience report, we describe the establishment of SC HDSC and its impact to date.

Results

SC HDSC was established in 2021 to develop and support an LHS researcher workforce that develops, tests, and disseminates innovative interventions to enhance healthcare access, quality of care, and health outcomes. The Center leverages academic-public sector partnerships and has an overarching goal of achieving health equity. The conceptual model for SC HDSC involves the solicitation of priorities from patients, families, healthcare system leaders, frontline staff, and researchers; support of interdisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate interventions addressing these priorities; and the creation of toolkits for dissemination of effective interventions. SC HDSC provides grant funding, training, networking, team building, consultations, and career building opportunities for LHS researchers.

Conclusions

SC HDSC may offer a new model for educating LHS researchers and building a broader community dedicated to translating evidence into practice.

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南加州医疗保健服务科学中心：协调患者、医疗保健系统和研究人员开发、测试和传播创新以实现健康公平的模式。

将证据转化为实践的一个关键障碍是缺乏学习型卫生系统（LHS）研究人员阐明和解决实施和维护的障碍。方法：为了满足对致力于将证据转化为实践的劳动力日益增长的需求，我们开发了南加州医疗保健服务科学中心（SC HDSC）。在这份经验报告中，我们描述了SC HDSC的建立及其迄今为止的影响。结果：SC HDSC成立于2021年，旨在发展和支持LHS研究人员队伍，开发、测试和传播创新干预措施，以提高医疗保健的可及性、护理质量和健康结果。该中心利用学术与公共部门的伙伴关系，其总体目标是实现卫生公平。SC HDSC的概念模型涉及从患者、家属、卫生保健系统领导、一线工作人员和研究人员中征求优先事项；支持跨学科团队设计、实施和评估针对这些优先事项的干预措施；创建工具包，传播有效的干预措施。SC HDSC为LHS研究人员提供资助、培训、网络、团队建设、咨询和职业发展机会。结论：SC HDSC可能为培养LHS研究人员和建立一个致力于将证据转化为实践的更广泛的社区提供一种新的模式。

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