Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a large and integrated health system that provides health/medical care to more than 8.7 million members across the country. KP employees about 164,098 people and has revenue of more than $40 billion.
With so many services, including community engagement and employee support, KP also has its own research institute. The more than 100 employees in KP’s Institute for Health Research …
[copied from the website]…conduct research that can be translated into clinical practice, health promotion, and policies to influence the health of individuals and populations.
- We partner with members, clinicians, fellow researchers, and local and national organizations.
- Our work aims to improve quality of life and reduce health disparities through patient, community, and policy-centered research.
- We study innovative technologies to enhance the impact and sustainability of evidence-based health care.
- We provide value to our members by participating in nationally-funded clinical, behavioral change, and community trials, thus providing members access to new and innovative therapies.
- We conduct research to address the Institute of Medicine’s goals for a reformed health care system that is safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable, affordable, and patient-centered.
At least one unit of KP’s Institute for Health Research, the Analytic Resources team, is lead by biostatisticians.
The Analytic Resources team is composed of biostatisticians, data specialists/SAS programmers, technical analysts/programmers and a research economist who contribute to studies and projects across a wide spectrum of activities: developing analytic plans, extracting information from myriad source data systems, maintaining data quality and integrity, conducting statistical analyses, and assisting in the dissemination of results to appropriate audiences. They work cohesively, collaborating with IHR and external investigators, with other KPCO department analysts, and with analytic personnel across the country.
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