Better Tools for Multi-site Research

An example data collection form to be completed by new providers wishing to enroll in a Practice-based Research Network (PBRN). A network can use this information to describe its network membership and help connect potential collaborators.  Click here to download.

Courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP National Research Network's (AAFP NRN) Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN).  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/research/natnet/ccrn.html

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This is an example of how scientific experience and research interests could be summarized across multiple sites in a Network.   Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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Template spreadsheet for capturing basic contact information and research interests for researchers in a Network. A simple filter allows the user to quickly find those at a given site or with a particular interest. A separate row for each research interest means a single researcher may be listed on several rows.   Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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Template spreadsheet for capturing basic contact information and research interests for researchers in a Network. This template may be best suited to Networks with fewer researchers or research interest options than the previous template.  Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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Based on information gathered using the survey tools and methods described in a related paper, this is an example of a guide for researchers looking for collaborators. Each practice/potential partner is described in terms of types and breadth of services it provides, the kinds of research it is interested in, and its expectations for researchers interested in collaboration.   Click here to download.

Courtesy of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute's (OCTRI) Community and Practice Research (CPR) Program.  http://www.octri.org/octri/public/default.aspx

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An example data collection form to be completed by new practices enroll in a Practice-based Research Network (PBRN). A network can use this information to describe the practices making up its network, which can be useful when planning new studies.   Click here to download.

Courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians AAFP National Research Network's (AAFP NRN) Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN).  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/research/natnet/ccrn.html

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This skeleton table provides an example of how characteristics of practices (or health systems) in a network may be summarized across multiple sites. This generalized example is based on a table in use by the HMO Research Network.  Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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This skeleton table provides an example of how data resources may be summarized across multiple sites of a network. In this sample, the year each data system became electronically available in a practice. This generalized example is based on a table in use by the HMO Research Network.  Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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Template spreadsheet for sharing important contact information for developing and managing research projects across multiple institutions (e.g., research director, institutional officials, grants and contracts managers, finance and billing contacts, data use agreement recipients, and so on).   Click here to download.

Based on HMO Research Network Member Resources.  www.hmoresearchnetwork.org

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