Allina Health Research (AHR) is integrated closely with Allina Health clinical practices and extends across specialty areas. Innovative research partnerships, both locally and nationally, allow us to build upon the exceptional work of our research teams. This provides access to potential life-saving therapeutics for current and future generations.
Allina Health research is supported by philanthropic donations, internal and external grants, government support, and industry sponsors. 2024 had the highest levels of research funding over the past five years.
AHR is proud to have been involved in several groundbreaking studies and clinical trials that have resulted in practice changing findings. Research areas include:
- cancer
- cardiovascular
- neuroscience & mental health
- rehabilitation and orthopedics
- care delivery.
Please view the Allina Health Research 2024 annual report for more detailed information on research projects.
Awards
The Research Innovation Awards (RIA) grant program supports Allina Health’s goals through hypothesis-driven and evidence-based competitive research grants. Research Innovation Awards were awarded to the following internal projects in 2024:
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Cognitive rehabilitation clinical practice patterns: an examination of Implementation using Normalization Process Theory (Cognitive INPuT).
Principal Investigator: Katy H. O’Brien, PhD, CCC-SLP -
Rehabilitation Cost-effectiveness of intravenous tenecteplase in ischemic stroke.
Principal Investigators: Ganesh Asaithambi, MD, Neurology & Kangla Fang, PharmD, MHA, Pharmacy -
The Influence of orthopedic robots on patient outcomes, efficiency of healthcare delivery, market trends, and healthcare finances.
Principal Investigators: Bishoy Gad, MD & Steven Ralles, MD, Orthopedics -
Evaluation of speech and voice biomarkers in physicians with burnout.
Principal Investigator: Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, Cardiology -
Identifying the scope of weight bias among women’s health care clinicians to advance the understanding of how to discuss weight-related topics.
Principal Investigator: Stephanie Edmonds, PhD, Nursing -
Systemic thrombolysis vs catheter-directed interventions for massive and submassive acute pulmonary embolism: a multicenter observational comparative effectiveness study.
Principal Investigators: Roman Melamed, MD, & Dave Tierney, MD -
Serious illness conversations — an evaluation of a program to improve goal concordant care for patients near the end-of-life.
Principal Investigators: Emily Downing, MD & Abbey Sidebottom, PhD, Care Delivery
