The Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN), formerly the HMO Research Network, is led by Executive Director Sarah Greene. She is the first-ever Executive Director of the HCSRN, and is responsible for all strategic and operational activities as overseen by the HCSRN Governing Board.  The all-volunteer Board operates as a democratic constituency, guided by a set of agreed upon bylaws.

Together, these visionary leaders are helping shape the future of the HCSRN and health systems-based research.  
 

GOVERNING BOARD OFFICERS

Four Board officers make up the HCSRN's Executive Committee. Ms. Greene is on the Executive Committee in an ex officio capacity

 

ADDITIONAL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS

  • Claudia Steiner, MD, MPH
    Executive Director, Institute for Health Research
    Kaiser Permanente Colorado

  • Gabriel Chodick, PhD
    Maccabi Institute for Health Services Research  
    Maccabi Healthcare Services

  • John Zeber, PhD
    Co-Director, Health Outcomes Core, Center for Applied Health Research   
    Baylor Scott & White Health

  • Michael K. Gould, MD, MS
    Assistant Director for HSR, Department of Research & Evaluation 
    Kaiser Permanente Southern California

  • Robert T. Greenlee, PhD, MPH
    Research Scientist, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation  
    Marshfield Clinic Health System

  • Michael A. Horberg, MD, MAS
    Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute 
    Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

  • Lois E. Lamerato, PhD
    Senior Epidemiologist, Henry Ford Health System Research 
    Henry Ford Health System | Health Alliance Plan

  • Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH
    Executive Director, KP Washington Health Research Institute 
    Kaiser Permanente Washington

  • Lela L. McFarland, MS
    National Director for Clinical Data Research
    CHI Institute for Research and Innovation  
    Catholic Health Initiatives 

  • Andrew F. Nelson, MPH
    Executive Director, HealthPartners Institute  
    HealthPartners

  • Richard Platt, MD, MSc
    Professor & Chair, Harvard Univ School of Medicine, Dept of Population Medicine
    Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 

  • Drew Bradlyn, PhD 
    Executive Director, Center for Clinical and Outcomes Research 
    Kaiser Permanente Georgia 

  • Kristina Bloomquist
    Executive Director
    Medica Research Institute

  • Stephen C. Waring, DVM, PhD
    Senior Research Scientist, Essentia Institute of Rural Health 
    Essentia Health

  • Sharon Larson, PhD
    Chair (Acting), Department of Epidemiology & Health Services Research; Director, Social & Behavioral Research; Research Director, Division of Psychiatry
    Geisinger Health System

     

 

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
As a virtual organization, the formal committees of the HCSRN provide substance and presence, making the Network more than the sum of its "parts" or projects.
 
 

FORMAL HCSRN COMMITTEES

Governing Board

  • Outward facing, network positioning. Set policy budget and strategic direction.

Executive Committee

  • Increase Board efficiency and agility. Manage Board strategies, policies and initiatives.

Asset Stewardship Committee

  • Cross-network coordination of assets, knowledge and resources.

Multi-Institutional IRB Coordination

  • Develop and implement Network-wide IRB ceding process and other IRB streamlining initiatives.

Virtual Data Warehouse (VDW) Implementation Group

  • Coordinate, support, and oversee VDW development and management across sites.

Research Administrators Forum

  • Share best practices. Create HCSRN-wide administrative processes to build efficiencies.