Stevens Alan B, Sanghi Sandhya
Scott & White Healthcare, Temple, Texas 76508, USA.
Clin Med Res. 2010 Dec;8(3-4):176-8. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2010.974.
The Health Maintenance Organization Research Network (HMORN), a consortium of 16 healthcare delivery systems with integrated research centers, held their 16(th) annual conference in Austin, Texas from March 21-24, 2010. The conference was hosted by Scott & White Healthcare. Its theme "Emerging Frontiers in Healthcare Research and Delivery" reflected the objective of the conference which was to build synergy among scientists and clinicians to influence the health of the nation; to demonstrate the network's commitment to reach beyond traditional collaborators; discuss tools and technologies; and to expand opportunities for public-private partnerships in cutting-edge healthcare research and delivery. More than 320 researchers and healthcare professionals, representing each of the member HMOs, participated in this conference. Representatives from the AHRQ, CDC, NCI and NIH met with researchers to advance the quality and breadth of public domain research in HMOs. The objective of this article is to provide information about the HMORN and its 16(th) annual conference.
健康维护组织研究网络（HMORN）是一个由16个拥有综合研究中心的医疗服务系统组成的联盟，于2010年3月21日至24日在得克萨斯州奥斯汀举行了第16届年会。该会议由斯科特与怀特医疗集团主办。会议主题“医疗保健研究与服务的新兴前沿”反映了会议的目标，即促进科学家和临床医生之间的协同合作以影响国民健康；展示该网络超越传统合作伙伴的决心；讨论工具和技术；并扩大在前沿医疗保健研究与服务方面公私合作的机会。代表各成员健康维护组织的320多名研究人员和医疗保健专业人员参加了此次会议。美国医疗保健研究与质量局（AHRQ）、疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）、国家癌症研究所（NCI）和美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的代表与研究人员会面，以提高健康维护组织公共领域研究的质量和广度。本文旨在提供有关健康维护组织研究网络及其第16届年会的信息。
