Decision Science Lab
Transforming Data into Better Decisions. Transforming Decisions into Better Health.
OUR MISSION
Turn real-world insights into better health for every patient.
The NGRF Decision Science Lab advances patient-centered, outcomes-focused research that helps individuals, healthcare organizations, researchers, and policymakers make well-informed decisions.
We combine decision science, artificial intelligence, real-world data, and patient-centered outcome research to identify what works, under what circumstances, and why.
Our Research Focus
In addition to traditional AI and data science initiatives focusing on prediction and diagnosis, the NGRF Decision Science Lab focuses on broader questions.
Which interventions meaningfully improve health and patient well-being?
How can patient outcomes data integrate with AI to enable better health decisions?
How can we efficiently capture the health outcomes and experiences that matter most?
How can multimodal data be transformed into actionable knowledge and insights?
Areas of Focus
Decision Science
Studying how patients, clinicians, caregivers, and organizations make decisions in uncertain conditions.
Patient-Centered Outcomes
Understanding the health outcomes that matter most to patients and families, including:
Confidence in decisions
Better daily experience of care
Meaningful health improvement
AI-Enabled Translational Research
Applying advanced analytics and machine learning to generate actionable evidence from complex biomedical data.
High-Value Healthcare
Identifying healthcare interventions that deliver meaningful health improvements while supporting responsible use of healthcare resources. This includes advancing the science of gathering, analyzing, and translating outcomes data across the Health Outcomes Framework.
Health Outcomes Framework
Capability
Can I function, participate in life, and achieve my health goals?
Comfort
Can I be physically and emotionally pain-free during care and recovery?
Calm
Can I navigate care and make informed decisions with minimal uncertainty or burden?
Data sources we draw on
Electronic health records & claims
Imaging data
Patient-reported outcomes & lived experiences
Community / surroundings data
Disease & product registries
Digital health & wearables
Health system & services data
Research Infrastructure
The NGRF Decision Science Lab is developing a next-generation research ecosystem.
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Electronic Health Records
Claims Data
Registry Data
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Imaging
Omics and Bioinformatics
Digital Health Data
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Patient-Reported Outcomes
Experience Measures
Shared Decision-Making Data
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Structural Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health
Health Economics & Outcomes Research
Partner with us!
We are actively looking for partners in our work to improve healthcare and patient’s lives.