HMO Research Network (HMORN)

• Web site: http://www.hmoresearchnetwork.org/
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Description

The HMORN, funded by NCI, is a collaboration created to study the effectiveness of cancer control interventions along the continuum of cancer care, from prevention to palliation in the context of organized health care delivery systems. HMORN is affiliated with NCI's Cancer Research Network and the Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics, an initiative funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Research projects at HMORN, a network of 14 large, regional HMOs, include drug utilization, safety, and effectiveness in health maintenance populations. Data is only available to HMORN members or affiliates.

The HMORN member sites are:

• Kaiser Permanente Northwest
• Kaiser Permanente Northern California
• HealthPartners Research Foundation
• Kaiser Permanente Colorado
• Kaiser Permanente Southern California
• Meyers Primary Care Institute/Fallon Community Health Plan, Fallon Foundation and the University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Scott and White Health System
• Geisinger Health System
• Group Health Cooperative
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• Henry Ford Health System – Health Alliance Plan
• Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
• Lovelace Clinic Foundation
• Kaiser Permanente Georgia
• Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation/Security Health Plan of Wisconsin