What should a learning health system look like?

2025/07/01 by Robbie Foy, Paul Carder, Stella Johnson +2 · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Health Policy Implementation Science #Healthcare Policy and Management #Primary Care and Health Outcomes

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003455

openalex publication_date 2025/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Learning health systems have been defined as “a team, provider or group of providers in the health and care system that, working with a community of stakeholders, has developed the ability to learn from its own delivery of routine care and improve as a result”.1 The concept of learning health systems is gaining traction,2–4 including as a means of accelerating the translation of clinical evidence into practice. But how can healthcare system leaders and researchers ensure that their development moves beyond aspirations and rhetoric?

Citations

• Actioning the Learning Health System: An applied framework for integrating research into health systems

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