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    Fact Sheets: Learn More About PCORI

    Download fact sheets about out work, the research we fund, and our programs and initiatives.

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    Browse through an alphabetical list of frequently accessed and searched terms for information and resources.

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    Evidence Updates from PCORI-Funded Studies

    These updates capture highlights of findings from systematic reviews and our funded research studies.

    Journal Articles About Our Funded Research

    Browse through a collection of journal publications that provides insights into PCORI-funded work.

    Explore Our Portfolio of Funded Projects

    Find out about projects based on the health conditions they focus on, the state they are in, and if they have results.

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    Topics

    • Addressing Disparities
    • Arthritis
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    • Cancer
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    • Children's Health
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    • COVID-19
    • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
    • Diabetes
    • Kidney Disease
    • Medicaid
    • Men's Health
    • Mental and Behavioral Health
    • Minority Mental Health
    • Multiple Chronic Conditions
    • Multiple Sclerosis
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    • Rare Diseases
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    • Veterans Health
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    Featured Topic: Women's Health

    Learn more about the projects we support on conditions that specifically or more often affect women.

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    Engagement

    • The Value of Engagement
    • Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer
    • Influencing the Culture of Research
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    • Engage with Us

    Engagement Tools and Resources for Research

    This searchable peer-to-peer repository includes resources that can inform future work in patient-centered outcomes research.

    Explore Engagement in Health Literature

    This tool enables searching for published articles about engagement in health research.

    Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

    It enables those new to health research or patient-centered research to learn more about the research process.

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    Funding Opportunities

    • What & Who We Fund
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    PCORI Funding Opportunities

    View and learn about the newly opened funding announcements and the upcoming PFAs in 2021.

    Tips for Submitting a Responsive LOI

    Find out what PCORI looks for in a letter of intent (LOI) along with other helpful tips.

    PCORI Awardee Resources

    These resources can help awardees in complying with the terms and conditions of their contract.

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    Meetings & Events

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    • Past Events

    January 2021 Board of Governors Meeting

    The Board approved funding for a new research study relating to kidney health and a new funding allocation for PCORnet. Learn more

    Confronting COVID-19: A Webinar Series

    Learn more about the series and access recordings and summary reports of all six sessions.

    2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

    Watch recordings of all sessions, and view titles and descriptions of the posters presented at the virtual meeting.

Merit Review Blogs

A Look at What's New in PCORI's Merit Review Program

Published: 
November 5, 2019
Author(s): 
Natalie Eldredge,
Whitney Brower, MPH,
Roycelynn Mentor-Marcel, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Application Process
Merit Review Blogs
Merit review is an integral part of PCORI’s mission to help patients, caregivers, and other healthcare stakeholders make informed healthcare decisions, and to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. Our review process ensures that proposed applications are appropriately evaluated against our...
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Making Research More Patient Centered, One Application at a Time

Published: 
January 25, 2019
Author(s): 
Ashlee Horn,
Roycelynn Mentor-Marcel, PhD, MPH,
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Evaluating Our Work
Merit Review Blogs
Research
PCORI’s mission is to support clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER) that helps patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. To accomplish this, we include patients and other stakeholders in all we do, including the merit review process we use to...
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What's New in PCORI's Latest Funding Announcements?

Published: 
October 12, 2015
Author(s): 
James Hulbert, MS,
Kristen Metzger, MPA, MSCJ,
Tsahai Tafari, PhD,
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
Merit Review Blogs
Engagement Blogs
Application Process
PCORI has completed eight cycles of research funding since our inception. We very much appreciate the time and resources that our applicants commit when proposing projects to us and that our reviewers devote to evaluating applications. So with each cycle, we work to improve and refine our processes...
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Planning Your Cycle 2 Letter of Intent

Published: 
July 14, 2015
Author(s): 
James Hulbert, MS,
Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS,
Tsahai Tafari, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Research
Merit Review Blogs
Application Process
As part of our mission to fund studies that will provide useful information to patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders, we continually evaluate PCORI’s application process. So with the opening of Cycle 2 of our 2015 funding, we want to draw your attention to some new...
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An Application's Journey from Merit Review to Project Funding

Published: 
June 10, 2015
Author(s): 
James Hulbert, MS,
Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH,
Scott J. Yoo, JD,
Blog Topics: 
Merit Review Blogs
Application Process
We receive many questions about how PCORI selects applications for funding. We have documented our rigorous merit review process , which includes input from scientists, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders. But applicants often want to know what happens next. How, they ask, do we make final...
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Mental Health as a Major Focus of PCORI Funding

Published: 
May 8, 2015
Author(s): 
Bryan R. Luce, PhD, MBA,
Marina Broitman, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Research
Merit Review Blogs
During May, which is Mental Health Month, we’d like to take the opportunity to highlight the importance of patient-centered clinical research aimed at improving the lives of people with mental illness. Seeking better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat mental illnesses is a major focus of PCORI’s...
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Addressing Protection of Human Subjects in PCORI Applications and Merit Review

Published: 
February 5, 2015
Author(s): 
Marina Broitman, PhD,
Tsahai Tafari, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Merit Review Blogs
Application Process
At PCORI, we are always working to improve the way we do our work. As part of that work, we are now providing additional guidance and resources for applicants and reviewers to ensure that applications for our research funding and review of applications appropriately address the protection of human...
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PCORI Merit Review: Our Evolving Approach to Review Panels

Published: 
January 13, 2015
Author(s): 
Tsahai Tafari, PhD,
Kimberly Marschhauser, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Merit Review Blogs
PCORI’s process for evaluating research funding applications is a unique aspect of our commitment to producing evidence that helps patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders make better-informed decisions. From our earliest days, we sought to include patients and other...
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On Target: Continuing to Focus PCORI's Research Portfolio

Published: 
December 19, 2014
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Merit Review Blogs
When PCORI began funding comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) two years ago, we issued broad funding announcements seeking the best ideas of researchers and their partnered stakeholders. We looked for comparative studies conducted in everyday settings that could change current practice...
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Filling Our Pool of Merit Reviewers

Published: 
December 19, 2014
Author(s): 
Kirstin Margosian, MA,
Kelly Bahng,
Tsahai Tafari, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Merit Review Blogs
At PCORI, we’re serious about engaging patients and other healthcare stakeholders in the research process from start to finish. That includes the merit review process we use to identify the high-quality, patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects we support. Unlike most...
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About the PCORI blog

Welcome to the PCORI blog, an online forum designed to discuss and share information about patient-centered outcomes research. Blog postings are from PCORI staff, Board and Methodology Committee members, and external partners.

We encourage you to post comments and link to and share our content within PCORI’s Terms of Service.

About Us

  • Our Programs
  • Governance
  • Financials and Reports
  • Procurement Opportunities
  • Our Staff
  • Our Vision & Mission
  • Contact Us

Research & Results

  • Explore Our Portfolio
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Research Results Highlights
  • Putting Evidence to Work
  • Peer Review
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • About Our Research

Engagement

  • The Value of Engagement
  • Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer
  • Influencing the Culture of Research
  • Engagement Awards
  • Engagement Resources
  • Engage with Us

Funding Opportunities

  • What & Who We Fund
  • What You Need to Know to Apply
  • Applicant Training
  • Merit Review
  • Awardee Resources
  • Help Center

Meetings & Events

February 2
PCORI 2021 and Beyond: Opportunities for Funding and Involvement in Patient-Centered Research
February 9
Board of Governors Meeting: February 9, 2021
February 11
Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement Winter 2021 Meeting

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