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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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

As Americans’ use of cell phones and the internet have increased rapidly, clinicians and researchers have realized that telehealth may help people better manage their health. Telehealth, which involves clinicians…

One of PCORI’s core priorities is funding research that can improve the health of underserved populations. That includes people who are transgender—an umbrella term describing individuals whose gender identity differs…

I always enjoy sharing news about interesting study results our awardees have published in leading medical journals, and I do so regularly. As you know, publications are one key way…

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 Care Requires Breaking Old…

The American Heart Association and PCORI are excited to announce a major step in a multiyear partnership to identify and fund cardiovascular health research that will make a difference in…

Around one in six adults in the United States has a mental health disorder. Minority populations are more at risk for serious psychological distress but only half as likely to…

At PCORI, we notice when organizations put patients and their caregivers front and center in health care. One such way organizations are doing this is by establishing patient and family…