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We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples: Telemedicine’s ‘Big Day’ POLITICO…

As we wrap up 2018 and look to the new year, we wanted to share a number of the milestones and news you might have missed this past year. We’ve…

PCORI is proud to be a leader in urging more patient and public engagement in health research. That’s why we require it in everything we do, including the studies we…

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $20 million to fund two new studies comparing how well different treatments work in improving care for conditions that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system.

Despite ongoing efforts to improve care, medical errors—mistakes that may or may not harm patients—are a leading cause of death nationally . But results from a PCORI-funded study on improving…

We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Will…

I’m pleased to share my latest review on PCORI-funded studies that have produced results published in leading medical journals. What once was a trickle of such articles has turned into…

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $54 million to fund 12 new studies comparing how well different treatments work in improving care for a range of conditions that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system.

Nationwide, 93 million adults and one in five adolescents have obesity. But the concerns they face go well beyond excess weight. They are at greater risk for heart disease, type…

Just one year after celebrating my 50th birthday, I was walking down a New York City street with my mother on a misty, gray November day when my phone rang…

When we held PCORI’s first Annual Meeting in 2015, it was largely an opportunity to convene our stakeholders to meet each other, discuss their goals and our plans for a…

PCORI established PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, in 2013 with a vision shared by many others: to build a national resource that could harness multiple sources of health…

We at PCORI have just marked our eighth anniversary as the nation’s leading funder of research comparing which healthcare options work best, for whom, given outcomes important to patients. We’ve…

Last fall, we announced an exciting joint initiative from our two organizations—the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)—to support the training of…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute today announced $40 million in awards over five years to 11 institutions to support the training of researchers to conduct patient-centered outcomes research within learning health systems.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office today announced the appointment of seven stakeholders from across the healthcare community to fill open seats on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors.

At PCORI, we know that successful engagement with partners begins with a well-thought-out plan. That’s why in addition to describing how patient and other stakeholder partners have been a part…

Eight years ago, PCORI’s 21-member Board of Governors convened for the first time to start building a major new national health research funder from the ground up. I’m reminded of…

Last week, PCORI’s Board of Governors approved the Policy for Data Management and Data Sharing , the latest expression of our commitment to open science. We think it’s a substantial…

We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples: This Drug Is Safe and…

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved a new policy calling for the researchers PCORI funds to share their data sets and documentation for reanalysis and reuse. The new policy is among the most far-reaching adopted by publicly supported funders of health research.

The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards are designed to help build a national community of patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare stakeholders who will advance patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness…

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved the selection or reappointment of 33 people to serve on PCORI’s five multi-stakeholder advisory panels. This includes 28 new panel members—chosen from more than 500 candidates who either nominated themselves or were nominated by third parties—along with five reappointed panelists.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $85 million to fund 16 new studies comparing two or more approaches to improve care and outcomes for a range of conditions and problems that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system, including unsafe opioid use, cancer, depression and stroke.

We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples: Study Finds Health Risks for…