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. 2017 Feb;12(3):19–33.

Table 1.

Comparison of research network organizational characteristics, 2013

Network Mission and/or goals Members Funder(s) Coordinating centre
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Accelerate the adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention and control to reduce the burden of cancer

  • 10 organizations

  • 180 individuals

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & National Cancer Institute University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Community Health Applied Research Network (CHARN) Conduct comparative effectiveness and patient-centred outcomes research to improve patient care at federally supported community health clinics

  • 23 organizations (including health centres)

  • 73 individuals

 Health Resources and Services Administration Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Center for Health Research
Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN) Conduct practice-based primary care research that examines the impact of behavioural health on primary care and health outcomes

  • 78 organizations

  • 111 individuals

 None American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Research Network
MacArthur Research Network on Socioeconomic Status (SES) & Health Enhance learning on socioeconomic factors that affect the health of individuals and their communities

  • 13 organizations

 MacArthur Foundation None
Medicaid Medical Director's Learning Network Advance the health of US Medicaid patients by increasing the sharing of knowledge between state Medicaid Medical Directors

  • 45 states*

  • 59 individuals

 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AcademyHealth
HMO Research Network (HMORN) Improve healthcare delivery through comparative effectiveness research that connects resources and capabilities of healthcare systems

  • 18 organizations

  • 400 individuals

 Member dues support cross-project infrastructure, in close coordination with specific projects (e.g., Cancer Research Network) N/A; organized under a Board of Governors and several executive committees, in close coordination with the leadership of individual projects; one member organization administers the budget
Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Conduct multi-institutional research on prevention and management of acute illnesses and injuries in children and youth across the continuum of emergency medicine healthcare

  • 18 organizations

  • 19 individuals

 Health Resources and Services Administration University of Utah
Washington University (WU) and Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) Epicenter for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections Develop improved systems to detect and prevent healthcare-associated infections

  • 13 organizations

  • 20 individuals

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention None
Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Network (MCCRN) Advance the field of multiple chronic conditions through comparative effectiveness research, infrastructure development, and dissemination of collective work

  • 45 organizations

  • 75 individuals

 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Abt Associates
*

All states are invited to participate in the Medicaid Medical Director's Learning Network; however, the number of states represented fluctuated over time. At the time of the interview, 45 states were active in the network.