Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Outcomes Research
Our mission is to advance knowledge to improve clinical practices and the health and well-being of our community. In partnership, we are building capacity for identifying health disparities and strategies to improve health equity in our communities.
Outcomes Research at Ochsner Health
Ochsner Community Research Advisory Network allows Ochsner investigators to tap into patient and family members at any part of the research process. Services include:
- Identifying research questions of interest to patients
- Refining patient recruitment, consent forms and data collection procedures
- Selecting patient reported outcome measures
- Consulting on best practices for dissemination of research results
Learn more about Ochsner's Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research
The Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics collaborates with researchers to:
- Develop the statistical analysis areas for grant applications and study protocols
- Design analytic data files
- Perform advanced data analytics
- Assist with drafting academic products such as abstracts and manuscripts
Clinical Research Informatics utilizes electronic health record data to analyze and support research projects. Services include:
- Clinical trial feasibility
- Research data collection
- Text processing
- Trial recruitment optimization
- Data source integration
- Gene expression analysis and visualization
Research Database
Ochsner Health System is a member of the Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet), a Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) supported by PCORnet: The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network. REACHnet contains clinical data for 1.7 million active patients and over 4 million total patients across southeastern Louisiana and Texas. Ochsner and participating institutions contribute data to REACHnet’s data warehouse for 1) research use cases supported by participating institutions and 2) approved external research projects. Data are held in a standardized format (Common Data Model, CDM) and consist of clinical data from inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits.
Research Studies
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Ochsner Health and LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center for the PROPEL-IT
Ochsner Health is excited to team up with LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center for the PROPEL-IT research study. This study gives Ochsner patients the opportunity to join a research study that will test if a digital weight loss program can help Black adults with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes lose weight and improve their quality of life.
- Dr. Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH | Co-Principal Investigator eboni.pricehaywood@ochsner.org
- Jewel Harden-Barrios | Study Coordinator | jewel.hardenbarrios@ochsner.org
- Email questions to: PROPEL-IT@pbrc.edu
- Brochure: PROPEL IT brochure
- Forge AHEAD website
- Outcome Research
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Resources
Publications and News
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Publications
Weight Loss in Underserved Patients
Racial and Workplace Disparities in Seroprevalence of SARs - CoV-2
Depression, Anxiety, Pain and Chronic Opioid Management in Primary Care
Racial Disparities in End-Stage Renal Disease in a High-Risk Population
The Association of Exercise and Sedentary Behaviors with Incident End-Stage Renal Disease
A Description of Risk Factors for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Southern Community Cohort
Hospitalization and Mortality Among Black Patients and White Patients with COVID-19
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In the News
CNN - Ochsner Health provides data for NJM Covid disparities.
NOLA.com - Ochsner Health study finds 3 out of 4 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were Black.
New Orleans Public Radio - Dr. Eboni Price-Haywood speaks on the high rates of African American deaths from COVID-19 in Louisiana.
The New York Times - Will the Hardest-Hit Communities Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?
WDSU - New Orleans pandemic disparities come at a personal cost.
The New York Times - Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic
WWLTV - Ochsner doctor’s research shows COVID-19 put strain on African American community's health problems.
