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    Fact Sheets: Learn More About PCORI

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    Evidence Updates from PCORI-Funded Studies

    These updates capture highlights of findings from systematic reviews and our funded research studies.

    Journal Articles About Our Funded Research

    Browse through a collection of journal publications that provides insights into PCORI-funded work.

    Explore Our Portfolio of Funded Projects

    Find out about projects based on the health conditions they focus on, the state they are in, and if they have results.

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    • Addressing Disparities
    • Arthritis
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    • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
    • Diabetes
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    • Medicaid
    • Men's Health
    • Mental and Behavioral Health
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    • Multiple Chronic Conditions
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    Featured Topic: Women's Health

    Learn more about the projects we support on conditions that specifically or more often affect women.

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    Engagement

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    Engagement Tools and Resources for Research

    This searchable peer-to-peer repository includes resources that can inform future work in patient-centered outcomes research.

    Explore Engagement in Health Literature

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    Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

    It enables those new to health research or patient-centered research to learn more about the research process.

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    PCORI Funding Opportunities

    View and learn about the newly opened funding announcements and the upcoming PFAs in 2021.

    Tips for Submitting a Responsive LOI

    Find out what PCORI looks for in a letter of intent (LOI) along with other helpful tips.

    PCORI Awardee Resources

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    Meetings & Events

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    January 2021 Board of Governors Meeting

    The Board approved funding for a new research study relating to kidney health and a new funding allocation for PCORnet. Learn more

    Confronting COVID-19: A Webinar Series

    Learn more about the series and access recordings and summary reports of all six sessions.

    2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

    Watch recordings of all sessions, and view titles and descriptions of the posters presented at the virtual meeting.

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Evaluation and Analysis

As a learning organization, PCORI believes in rigorous internal evaluation and analysis to ensure continuous improvement in the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of our work and funded clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER). The Evaluation and Analysis (E&A) program supports PCORI’s mission to help people make better-informed healthcare decisions by producing and promoting evidence-based research guided by patients and other stakeholders.

Support PCORI to Operate as a Learning Organization:
1. Assess the Impact of PCORI's work.
2. Understand What PCORI Funds
3. Inform PCORI Process Improvement
4. Build Evidence for Science of Engagement

The E&A team fosters the culture of PCORI as a learning organization by planning our evaluation and reporting our results. This includes maintaining the evaluation framework and conducting activities under four main functions:

  • Assessing the impact of PCORI’s work
  • Understanding what PCORI funds
  • Informing PCORI process improvement
  • Building evidence for the science of engagement

Assessing the Impact of PCORI’s work

We evaluate how PCORI-funded CER advances the organization’s strategic goals of increasing useful information to guide stakeholder decisions, speeding uptake and use of CER findings, and influencing others to advance patient-centered research. Evaluation efforts include:

  • monitoring and analyzing awardee publications and presentations
  • tracking use of PCORI study results in real-world situations, such as guidelines and policies
  • tracking PCORI’s influence on healthcare research through a variety of indicators, such as the uptake and use of the PCORI Methodology Standards

Understanding What PCORI Funds

We support PCORI strategic decision-making, public reporting, and evaluation efforts by identifying key characteristics of CER studies and PCORI-funded investigators. PCORI uses this information to describe investments in research that are relevant to patients, clinicians, payers, and other stakeholders; to analyze gaps to inform future funding; and to describe our funded portfolio compared to other funders’ portfolios.

Informing PCORI Process Improvement

Operational excellence is a key element of funding useful, relevant, and evidenced-based CER. The E&A team uses an ongoing feedback loop, including surveys of research applicants, merit reviewers, and PCORI meeting attendees, to monitor and improve PCORI’s performance. Continuous improvement of PCORI funding application and review processes plays an important role in attracting strong research applications and achieving rigorous merit review.

Building Evidence for the Science of Engagement

The E&A team, in collaboration with PCORI’s Engagement program, evaluates how to engage patients and other stakeholders as meaningful and effective partners in research and how stakeholder engagement contributes to research—from study design to dissemination. We learn about engagement from PCORI-funded researchers and stakeholder partners through a variety of methods including surveys, interviews and literature reviews. The information we collect is used to create evidence-based tools and other resources to encourage stakeholder engagement in research. 


Posted: September 10, 2014; Updated: August 13, 2019

About Us

  • Our Programs
  • Governance
  • Financials and Reports
  • Procurement Opportunities
  • Our Staff
  • Our Vision & Mission
  • Contact Us

Research & Results

  • Explore Our Portfolio
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Research Results Highlights
  • Putting Evidence to Work
  • Peer Review
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • About Our Research

Engagement

  • The Value of Engagement
  • Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer
  • Influencing the Culture of Research
  • Engagement Awards
  • Engagement Resources
  • Engage with Us

Funding Opportunities

  • What & Who We Fund
  • What You Need to Know to Apply
  • Applicant Training
  • Merit Review
  • Awardee Resources
  • Help Center

Meetings & Events

February 2
PCORI 2021 and Beyond: Opportunities for Funding and Involvement in Patient-Centered Research
February 9
Board of Governors Meeting: February 9, 2021
February 11
Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement Winter 2021 Meeting

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