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PCORI’s mandate is to improve the quality and relevance of evidence that can help patients, caregivers, clinicians and others make better-informed health or healthcare decisions. Our Evidence Updates are one…

As I reflect on PCORI’s accomplishments in 2023, I see so much to celebrate, and so much to build on in the year ahead. As the leading funder of patient-centered…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today began inviting proposals for new studies and projects through 10 funding opportunities. Five of these PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) are…

As the nation’s leading funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), PCORI eagerly awaits Letters of Intent (LOIs) that answer patient-centered questions about health and health care. PCORI staff…

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…

Coordination of care—defined by our colleagues at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as “organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with…

Diabetes is a chronic condition that, while treatable and manageable with proper care, can have serious negative effects on quality and length of life if left unaddressed. More than half…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors yesterday approved proposed slates with a total of 34 people to serve on PCORI’s five multi-stakeholder advisory panels…

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 the approval of $9 million for the first seven studies through its groundbreaking Science of Engagement initiative. An unprecedented…

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…

Over the past decade, patient and stakeholder engagement have become increasingly ingrained in health research and the body of literature on such engagement has grown steadily. PCORI has been at…

PCORI is introducing a new type of funding opportunity seeking to fund high-quality, comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) focused on 12 Board-approved Topic Themes. These funding opportunities offered as Topical…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved PCORI investing up to $600 million in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) through the development…

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…

Helping all people reach their full health potential is the goal of achieving health equity. Many health inequities linked to race are due to structural barriers such as lack of…

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…

Our nation continues to face urgent health and health care challenges, including rising rates of chronic disease and mental health issues, the crisis of substance use, insufficient access to care…

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…

The benefits of learning health systems are increasingly evident in today’s data-rich healthcare environment. By collecting and analyzing data and experience from diverse sources, these systems are able to generate…

The Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) was first issued in January 2022 and is designed to provide funding for high-quality comparative clinical effectiveness research projects. All applications…

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…

PCORI is delighted to welcome Tracy Wang, MD, MHS, MSc as Chief, Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER). Wang will draw upon her clinical expertise as a cardiologist and her extensive…