• Group Health Research Institute
  Seattle, Washington
  Founded in 1983
  Parent organization:
  Group Health Cooperative
• The Center for Health Research-Northwest
  Portland, Oregon
  Founded in 1964
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Northwest
• Division of Research
  Oakland, California
  Founded in 1961
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Northern California
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
  Palo Alto, California
  Founded in 1950
  Parent organization:
  Palo Alto Medical Foundation
       for Healthcare, Research and Education
• Department of Research & Evaluation
  Pasadena, California
  Founded in 1975
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Southern California
  
• The Center for Health Research–Hawaii
  Honolulu, Hawaii
  Founded in 1991
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
  
• Institute for Health Research
  Denver, Colorado
  Founded in 1987
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Colorado
  
• Scott & White Division of Research
  Temple, Texas
  Founded in 1960
  Parent organization:
  Scott & White Health System
• HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Founded in 1989
  Parent organization:
  HealthPartners
  
• Essentia Institute of Rural Health
  Duluth, Minnesota
  Founded in 1990
  Parent organization:
  Essentia Health
  
• Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
  Marshfield, Wisconsin
  Founded in 1959
  Parent organizations:
  Marshfield Clinic
  Security Health Plan of Wisconsin
  
• Henry Ford Research
  Detroit, Michigan
  Founded in 1977
  Parent organizations:
  Henry Ford Health System
  Health Alliance Plan
  
• The Center for Health Research–Southeast
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Founded in 1998
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Georgia
• Center for Health Research & Rural Advocacy
  Danville, Pennsylvania
  Founded in 2003
  Parent organization:
  Geisinger Health System
• Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute
  Rockville, Maryland
  Founded in 1999
  Parent organization:
  Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic
• Meyers Primary Care Institute
  Worcester, Massachusetts
  Founded in 1996
  Parent organizations:
  Fallon Community Health Plan
  Reliant Medical Group
  Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School
  
• Harvard Medical School Department of Population Medicine
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Founded in 1969
  Parent organization:
  Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  
• Maccabi Institute for Health Services Research
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  Founded in 2005
  Parent organization:
  Maccabi Healthcare Services
  

John F. Steiner
MD, MPH
Board Chair
2013-2014

Kaiser Institute for Health Research
Kaiser Institute for Health Research (IHR) is the research department of Kaiser Permanente Colorado, an integrated health care system serving 475,000 members in the Denver-Boulder-Colorado Springs metropolitan area. IHR’s mission is to develop, conduct and translate high quality research into practice and to promote evidence-based practices and service-oriented, cost-effective medical care. Working within an integrated delivery system enables IHR investigators and staff to evaluate innovative models of care, conduct epidemiologic and outcomes studies, and participate in clinical trials important to our members and other populations.

Steven Steinhubl
MD

Center for Health Research
Geisinger Center for Health Research (GCHR) is a division of the Geisinger Health System (GHS), which includes the Geisinger Clinic, a multispecialty group practice that provides care to 450,000 primary care and 800,000 specialty care patients, and the Geisinger Health Plan, a 220,000 member network-model HMO. GHS serves patients in 40 counties of Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania. GCHR focuses on health services, epidemiological, and genetics research. GCHR has a well-developed collaborative relationship with both ambulatory and inpatient clinical practices, facilitating the rapid translation of new models of care into routine clinical practice. GCHR also works closely with the Weis Center (Geisinger's basic science research center) on system level biobanking (i.e., DNA, serum, tissue) and molecular epidemiologic research.

Michael K. Gould
MD, MS

Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
The Department of Research & Evaluation (R&E) is the research unit of Kaiser Permanente Southern California, an integrated health care system serving more than 3.2 million members in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and surrounding counties. R&E's mission is to initiate and conduct high-quality, innovative public-sector health services, epidemiologic, behavioral, and clinical research that has a demonstrable positive impact on the health and well-being of its members and the general population. The investigators in R&E come from a variety of disciplines and all are dedicated to improving the health of the diverse membership.

Thomas E. Elliott
MD

Essentia Institute of Rural Health
The Essentia Institute of Rural Health (EIRH) exists to improve the health and health care for the rural population in the United States through research and education. EIRH supports clinical, translational and health services research across the four-state area (Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Idaho) served by Essentia Health. Essentia Health's service area includes a rural population of 2 million people.

Eric B. Larson
MD, MPH

Group Health Research Institute
Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) is the research department of Group Health Cooperative, an integrated health care system serving more than 500,000 members in Washington State. GHRI research supports Group Health’s mission to “transform health care” by exploring innovation in the authentic world of population-based care, and finding evidence that matters to everyday lives. In addition to the HMO Research Network, GHRI research partners include the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the University of Washington.

Richard Platt
MD, MSc

Harvard Medical School Department of Population Medicine
The Department of Population Medicine (DPM) is the nation's only medical school appointing department co-sponsored by a health plan. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is responsible for the care of 1.1 million individuals in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Examples of the department's research strengths include child health, obesity and its prevention, drug policy (domestic and international), safety and effectiveness of drugs and vaccines, medical ethics, diffusion of electronic medical records, and population-based systems for monitoring infectious diseases. In teaching, the department leads Harvard Medical School's Center for Population Health Education and its Division of Primary Care; it also sponsors a primary care residency, as well as graduate and post-graduate fellows.

Andrew F. Nelson
MPH

HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research
HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research (HPI), formerly HealthPartners Research Foundation, supports medical education and research activities throughout HealthPartners, an integrated health care system serving more than 916,000 medical and dental members in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. The Institute conducts research that improves the health of HealthPartners members and the community. HPI is positioned at the junction of research and practice facilitating the optimization of health and healthcare.

Lois Lamerato
PhD

Henry Ford Research
Researchers across multiple research centers within Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) participate in the HMO Research Network. The health system is an integrated health care system serving more than 800,000 patients and health plan members in Southeast Michigan. Approximately 35 percent of the HFHS patient population is African American, creating special opportunities for research and quality improvement in the area of health care disparities.

Tracy Lieu
MD, MPH

Kaiser Division of Research
Kaiser Division of Research (DOR) is the research department of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, an integrated healthcare system serving more than 3.4 million members in Sacramento and the Bay Area. DOR research seeks to understand the determinants of illness and well being and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. The Division of Research offers expertise in health services research, clinical trials, epidemiology, genetics/pharmacogenetics, pharmacoepidemiology, sociology, qualitative research, medical informatics, and quality measurement and improvement.

Rachelle Kaye
PhD

Maccabi Institute for Health Services Research
The Maccabi Institute for Health Services Research (MHS) operates within Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel's 2nd largest HMO serving 1.8 million members throughout Israel. The Institute provides an organizational framework for supporting health services research which is aimed at promoting better and more equitable, cost effective health care and a healthier population. An integrated data base that brings together clinical, financial, and demographic data on over 2 million people over a 16 year time span.

Robert Greenlee
PhD

Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) is the research division of Marshfield Clinic, the largest private group medical practice in Wisconsin with 766 physicians and 41 clinical centers. MCRF's mission is to discover and communicate scientific knowledge that substantially improves human health and well being. With research centers in clinical research, human genetics, epidemiology, biomedical informatics, and rural health and safety, MCRF provides research administration and support to 30 scientists and 180 clinician investigators. Capabilities are further strengthened by the Marshfield Epidemiologic Study Area and Personalized Medicine cohorts, and collaboration with Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, a 147,000 member HMO sponsored by Marshfield Clinic.

Jerry Gurwitz
MD

Meyers Primary Care Institute
Meyers Primary Care Institute (MPCI) is affiliated with Fallon Community Health Plan, which serves 200,000 members throughout Massachusetts, and is consistently rated by US News and World Report as being among the nation’s top Medicare and Medicaid Plans. The Institute’s mission is to promote primary care practice and population health through innovative research and educational initiatives. MPCI bridges the interests of three sponsoring institutions: Fallon Community Health Plan, Reliant Medical Group, and University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Michael Horberg
MD, MAS

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (MAPRI) is the research department of Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG), PC, and Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic, serving nearly 500,000 patients in Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. MAPRI’s mission is to address the clinical, health policy, and service questions perplexing MAPMG providers, our medical program, and the healthcare system, through which we aim to improve the care experience of our patients and communities we serve. MAPRI offers expertise in health services research, including health disparities and economic impact of healthcare, epidemiology, health information technology, disease specific research in infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis) and oncology, and clinical trials, all within a racially and ethnically diverse population.

Harold S. "Hal" Luft
PhD

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute (PAMFRI) is a division of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Healthcare, Research and Education (PAMF), a non-profit health care organization serving over 700,000 capitated and fee-for-service patients in Northern California. Building on six decades of largely basic science research, PAMFRI’s mission is now to identify, develop, and test solutions to critical health and health care issues, including issues concerning the quality and cost effectiveness of health care delivery, health promotion, and disease prevention. Its growing team of scientific investigators brings a wide range of methodologies and disciplines to understanding how health care can provide greater value to racially and ethnically diverse populations in differing payment and practice environments.

Laurel A. Copeland
PhD

Scott and White Research
Scott and White (S&W) supports research on the S&W Health Plan, serving approximately 200,000 members in 18 counties of Central Texas, including a large rural area. Research is an important part of the S&W mission "to provide personalized, comprehensive, high-quality health care enhanced by medical education and research". Scott & White is 25 miles from the largest active duty military installation in the free world, with a high concentration of military families with specific health concerns.

Mary L. Durham
PhD

The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente
The Center for Health Research (TCHR) is a single research center that spans three regions of Kaiser Permanente: Northwest (KPNW), Georgia (KPG), and Hawaii (KPH). TCHR tackles the issues of health and health care from the conceptual to the practical with a multidisciplinary program of public health research within diverse populations.

Center for Health Research-Hawaii (CHR-H) conducts research within KPH’s integrated health care system, which serves about 230,000 members throughout Hawaii. TCHR’s Hawaii site gives investigators and collaborators access to the most ethnically diverse population in the United States.

Mark C. Hornbrook
PhD

Center for Health Research-Northwest (CHR-NW) conducts research within KPNW’s integrated health care system, which serves about 460,000 members in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. CHR-NW is a multidisciplinary institution whose researchers are experts at using KPNW’s comprehensive data systems to conduct research.

Robert L. Davis
MD, MPH

Center for Health Research-Southeast (CHR-SE) conducts research within KPG’s integrated health care system, which serves about 265,000 members throughout Georgia. CHR-SE engages in research on health services, chronic disease, and vaccines and pharmaceuticals.