JGIM Special Issue on the Future of Learning Health Systems in General Medicine
JGIM and VA HSR Special Issue
The Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Systems Research program are partnering to publish a Special Issue focused on advancing the science and application of learning health systems in general medical practice.
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Brief Description of the Topic
Initially described by the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) in 2007, learning health systems provide the foundation for improved patient outcomes through the use of common socio-technical infrastructures; active involvement of patients, providers, system leaders, community partners, and investigators; comprehensive data curation and analytics; and sustainable governance that supports continuous, repeatable cycles of research and quality improvement.
This Special Issue plans to publish high-quality research or quality improvement studies across a diversity of general medical or primary care settings, including community-based and safety net practices, regional and national health systems, academic health systems, and state and national healthcare organizations, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, and other agencies. Examples of topic areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Impact of learning health system-based interventions on quality and safety of care in general medicine
- Role of implementation or quality improvement strategies in learning health systems on patient care access, quality, equity, value, and patient and provider experience
- The role of socio-technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, mobile health technologies, and advanced computable biomedical knowledge (e.g., precision health)
- Primary care workforce in a learning health system, including interventions to improve provider efficiency and reduce burnout
- Innovations in regional or national programs and policies that incentivize the development and implementation of learning health systems in primary care settings
- Development, validation, and implementation of learning health system infrastructure strategies, including enhancing data, governance, community/partner engagement, and engagement of affected groups on patient care impacts, especially in lower-resourced settings
VA Guest Editors
- Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH
Director, Health Equity-Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) National Partnered Evaluation Center, Veterans Health Administration
Director of Health Services Research, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Department of Medicine
Health Equity Research Director, VA HSR Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy (CSHIIP), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Shari Bolen, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) at The MetroHealth System
Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, CWRU at The MetroHealth System
Director, Center for Health Care Research and Policy, CWRU at MetroHealth System
Director, Population Health and Equity Research Institute, MetroHealth System
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Programs, Better Health Partnership - JGIM Associate Editor:
Jeremy Sussman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan
Senior Scientist, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Submission Information
Abstract: A structured abstract must be submitted electronically by Monday, September 30, 2024. Blinded abstracts will be reviewed by Guest Editors, JGIM editors, and HSR leadership, and notices will be sent to authors by Thursday, October 17, 2024.
Full Manuscripts: Authors of selected abstracts will be asked to submit a full manuscript following JGIM’s Instructions for Authors and online procedures by Monday, December 16, 2024. All articles will undergo JGIM’s editorial and peer review process. A maximum of 12 articles and one perspective will be included in the special issue.
Key Dates
- Abstracts Due: September 30, 2024
- Final Manuscripts Due: December 16, 2024
Types of Submissions Considered
- Original Research: No longer than 3,000 words describing original research, including secondary data analyses, with frugal use of tables and figures and a structured abstract of no more than 300 words. Qualitative research articles may be as long as 5,000 words.
- Perspectives: No longer than 2,000 words with an unstructured abstract of up to 200 words. Perspectives provide the authors’ views and ideas on issues related to the future of learning health systems or present considerations that have not been well-addressed in the current literature.
- Reviews: No longer than 3,500 words, with a structured abstract of up to 300 words. These should be systematic reviews or meta-analyses of important topics related to learning health systems. Systematic reviews are expected to adhere to the PRISMA guidelines.
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