RESUMO
As a platform to learn authentic patient experiences, learning health system(LHS)acquires big data from clinical environment and other health-related events, analyzes data to produce new knowledge and applies these knowledge to constantly guide clinical decision and practice, thus contributing effectively to better quality of care and lower medical cost. The authors reviewed LHS in terms of its role model, organizational structure, infrastructure framework, core characteristic elements framework and researcher′s core competence framework. Based on the study, the authors recommended the integration of multi-source heterogeneous medical information platform data, and enhancement of synergy among medical institutions and multi-disciplinary teams in the introduction and localization of LHS into China.