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PCORI's Proposed National Priorities for Health: An Ambitious Vision for the Years Ahead

Published: 
August 2, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Research
As the nation’s primary funder of patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research, PCORI examines the important questions that patients face and helps create an informed healthcare system. Congressional reauthorization in 2019 broadened this scope, giving PCORI the opportunity to chart...
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Reducing Health Inequities One Word at a Time

Published: 
July 26, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
At least 350 languages are spoken in the United States—a country that more than 44 million immigrants now call home. But when it comes to health care in their new home, this community faces a barrier in their care that others do not: limited English proficiency (LEP). It can make health care a...
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Visualizing the Benefits and Harms of Drugs and Devices for Migraine Prevention

Published: 
June 15, 2021
Author(s): 
Rachael Parsons, MPH,
Michelle Althuis, PhD, MA
Blog Topics: 
Research
Migraine headache is a disabling condition that affects one in six Americans. Making sense of research results for the many treatments available for migraine is complicated. To help patients and healthcare professionals understand study results and make the most informed treatment decisions, PCORI...
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Three PCORI Funding Announcements Targeting Urgent Health Questions Set to Open

Published: 
April 26, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Application Process
Funding Awards
An array of PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) open for Letters of Intent (LOI) on Tuesday, May 4, including three targeted announcements seeking projects on areas of acute interest. Two of them—related to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and maternal morbidity and...
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Artificial Intelligence: New Report Explores Applications for Health Care

Published: 
April 19, 2021
Author(s): 
Gowri Raman, MBBS, MS,
William Lawrence, MD, MS
Blog Topics: 
Research
Artificial intelligence (AI) aids in several areas of the healthcare field, such as medical imaging. As AI continues to impact the field, its uses have expanded to non-imaging applications as well, though the precise role of AI in these applications remains unclear. Therefore, we have developed a...
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Board Approves Principles for Implementing New Authority on Capturing Full Range of Patient-Centered Outcomes Data

Published: 
March 16, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Evaluating Our Work
Research
PCORI is pleased to share an important update on how we plan to implement our expanded authority to consider the potential burdens and economic impacts of healthcare services in the research we fund. This authority, part of our 2019 reauthorizing law, clarifies that PCORI-funded studies should...
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Advisory Panel Experience Informs Perspectives on Health Disparities

Published: 
March 8, 2021
Author(s): 
Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME
Blog Topics: 
Advisory Panels
Guest Blogs
Providing equitable care is my passion, but it’s a challenge when patients span two different worlds in the same state. Kathleen Kieran, MD, MSc, MME I care for patients as a pediatric urologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital and at an Eastern Washington outreach clinic. I also mentor University of...
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Engagement Awards Special Cycles Launch for Projects on COVID-19, IDD

Published: 
March 1, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Funding Awards
The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program today introduces two special funding opportunities to build capacity to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). These PFAs call for proposals related to COVID-19 and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD...
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Diverse Backgrounds and Career Levels Are Key to Robust Advisory Panels

Published: 
February 16, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Advisory Panels
Guest Blogs
What does it take to design and conduct a successful study in today’s research landscape? Kaleab Abebe, PhD, MA At PCORI, we know part of the answer lies in listening to the voices of those in academic and scientific communities. Through PCORI’s Advisory Panel on Clinical Trials (CTAP)—one of two...
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First Engagement Award Funding Opportunities of 2021 Now Open

Published: 
February 1, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Funding Awards
Based on feedback from awardees and applicants and in response to PCORI’s National Priorities, we are pleased to share updates to the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program’s three funding announcements, which are open for Letter of Intent (LOI) submissions through April 1. These...
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