Improving Outcomes Important to Patients

PCORI funds studies that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare choices.

Community Health Plans Can Help Spread Research Results

Ceci Connolly, president and chief executive officer at Alliance of Community Health Plans, explains how the findings of her organization's Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award could help community health plans accelerate the uptake of research information into practice by partnering with patients and clinicians.

Upcoming Meetings & Events
Thursday, November 15; 8:30 am ET

Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Fall 2018 Meeting

Tuesday, November 20; 12:00 pm ET

Board of Governors Meeting

A wide-angle look at the main hall in the venue of the PCORI 2018 Annual Meeting, where the keynote presentations and plenary sessions took place.
2018 PCORI Annual Meeting

From Evidence to Impact: Putting What Works into Action

Watch recordings of the 2018 PCORI Annual Meeting's keynote presentations, as well as all the plenary and breakout sessions.

Highlights

A chubby Asian baby lying on the bed as he/she chews on a soft toy.

Antibiotics Use in Young Children Tied to Only Slight Weight Gain

PCORI-funded researchers suggest this finding may help to ease concerns about an issue that doctors and caregivers often face.

A physician measures the waist of a female patient.

Surgical Options for Obesity

A PCORI-funded study used PCORnet's vast data to study outcomes among the three most common weight-loss surgeries.

An Asian female clinician and an Asian male clinician discuss an x-ray illustrating the ribcage and lungs of a human on a computer screen.

Coordinated Planning for Lung Cancer Care

This PCORI-funded study found that coordinated treatment helps patients get the care that's more appropriate for their cancer's severity.