Stanford Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare to collaborate on patient safety research

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and California-based Stanford School of Medicine are partnering on a patient care- and medical education-focused initiative that will support clinical research into a number of areas, including heart disease, cancer and the improvement of healthcare delivery.

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As part of the initiative each organization is providing $1.25 million grant to begin research. The two institutions are already partnered on a number of research collaborations, including cancer genomics, cognitive functions and applied clinical informatics initiatives. The new project is led by Arnold Milstein, MD, director of Stanford’s ClinicalExcellenceResearchCenter and an Intermountain board member. 

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