SCALE-LHS
About SCALE-LHS
The Synthesize, Coordinate, Amplify, Learn, & Evaluate the AHRQ/PCOR LHS network (SCALE-LHS) initiative creates a coordinating center ("Hub") for the AHRQ/PCORI Learning Health System (LHS) E-StaR centers. The Hub serves four key functions:
- Providing timely and effective coordination of network activities;
- Supporting LHS activities focused on equity through the creation of an LHS Equity Enhancement Collaborative and through monthly LHS equity seminars;
- Conducting annual formative and summative evaluations of the 16 LHS E-StaR Centers and the overall network using a robust mixed methods approach; and
- Synthesizing learnings across the network and disseminating these learnings using a multimodal approach.
SCALE-LHS leverages the expertise of three complementary centers at the University of Pennsylvania:
- Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE)
- Penn Center for Health Equity Advancement (CHEA)
- Penn Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety (CHIPS)
The Primary Investigators for SCALE-LHS include:
The 16 LHS E-StaR Centers include:
- PEDSnet Scholars: A National LHS Embedded Scientist Training and Research Program - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Washington Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research Center (WALHS-E-STAR Center) - Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
- Massachusetts Institute for Equity-Focused Learning Health System Science (MIELHSS) - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Southwest Safety Net Embedded Scientist Training and Research (SSNE-STaR) Center - Arizona State University, Tempe Campus
- Columbia-Cornell-Einstein EQUIP+ Center for Learning Health System Science - Columbia University Health Sciences
- Dartmouth Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research (E-STaR) Center - Dartmouth College
- Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research (LHS-E-STaR) of the North (LEaRN) - University of Minnesota
- Learning Health System Training to Improve Disability and Chronic Condition Care (LeaHD) - Brown University
- University of California San Diego Center for Learning Health System Science - University of California, San Diego
- Learning Health System Scientist Training and Research in New Jersey (LHS STAR NJ) - Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Michigan Embedded LHS Scientist Training and Research (MEL-STaR) Center - University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Patient-Oriented Research and Training to Accelerate Learning (Penn PORTAL) - University of Pennsylvania
- Boston Health Equity and Community-Aligned LHS (Boston-HEALHS) - Boston Medical Center
- Realizing Accelerated Progress, Investigation, Implementation, and Dissemination in Learning Health System (RAPID-LHS) Center - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- UCSF Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research Center - University of California, San Francisco
- Promoting Embedded Research in a Learning Health System - Johns Hopkins University
The SCALE-LHS Initiative is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).