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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $80.5 million to support four new, ambitious patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies focused on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling $225 million, which include $207 million to support 20 new patient-centered comparative clinical…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today began inviting proposals for new studies and implementation projects through 11 funding opportunities, including the first focused specifically on PCORI…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $208 million to support 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, including four trials of…

Sixty-five percent of maternal deaths in the United States occur postpartum, and the majority occur a week or more after delivery. And yet, there is comparatively little attention or follow-up…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today began inviting proposals for new studies and implementation projects through nine funding opportunities. These PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) include four…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $123 million to support 15 new research studies. These studies aim to fill evidence gaps, enhance…

With just about any health condition, early intervention offers the best chance for a positive outcome. The sooner a diagnosis is made, and treatment starts, the better chance a person…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has opened the application periods for nine funding opportunities that offer up to $308.5 million in total funding. The latest PCORI…

About this Blog Series Growing up in California, Mei Kwong, JD, dreamed of becoming a singer or an actress, but never planned on becoming an attorney, much less a nationally…

About this Blog Series On March 10, 2020, the Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Philadelphia. Eleven days later, COVID Watch , a patient outreach…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) this week shared details about a forthcoming $63 million funding opportunity for comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies to reduce inequities…

About this Blog Series When Patrick Gee, PhD, first learned he needed dialysis, he was stunned. He had never even seen a kidney doctor before and was shocked to find…

About this Blog Series As a former Marine, Ana Aluisy, MA, LMFT, has seen her fair share of conflict. In her work as a marriage and family therapist, she has…

Health disparities are pervasive and persistent in the United States . Despite growing recognition that disparities exist, health inequities based on gender, race, socioeconomic status, and other demographic factors remain…

A Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award project’s location plays a distinct role in its planning and implementation. For example, rural populations and people living in low-income and historically underserved areas…

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will join West Virginia community health leaders for a virtual convening on health and research, including discussions on rural health and equitable access, hosted by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The virtual event will take place on August 25 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. EST.

Emphasizing interest in improving postpartum outcomes for women experiencing disparities in health care, nonsurgical options for women with urinary incontinence, and interventions targeting mental health conditions in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today began accepting proposals for research designed to help patients and those who care for them to make better-informed health care decisions.

Doing patient-centered research involves more people than simply patients and researchers. Many studies include clinical staff: physicians, nurses, physician assistants, administrators, and others. They can make research protocols relevant to…

Native Americans have the highest rate of diabetes of all US racial and ethnic groups. Around 16 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native adults have been diagnosed with that…

PCORI's Online System will open on May 7, 2024, for the submission of Letters of Intent (LOI) for several research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFA), which will fund proposals for high-quality…

Underscoring the health inequities that have characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis of health data accessed via a PCORI-funded network suggests that monoclonal antibodies, medications highly effective at lessening the…

PCORI will be hosting several virtual applicant town halls for prospective applicants to learn more about the new Research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) that open on May 7. Attendees will…

Children in school-based hearing screening programs who received telehealth-based specialist referrals experienced follow-up care up to 17.6 times faster, compared with children who received standard primary care referrals, according to…