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

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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 Tools and Resources for Research

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

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    Learn about our Engagement Awards program and view the announcements of all our open funding opportunities.

    Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

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    PCORI Funding Opportunities

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    PCORI 2021 and Beyond

    During this webinar, PCORI leaders shared ways to get involved in PCOR, improvements to our funding opportunities, and more.

    2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

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

    PCORI Board of Governors Meeting: April 13, 1:00pm ET

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Methods Blogs

The BMJ Highlights PCORI Methodology Standards Work

Published: 
January 11, 2021
Blog Topics: 
Methods Blogs
Research
For the second time in recent months, work from the PCORI Methodology Standards has been featured in a prominent medical journal. This time, The BMJ highlights PCORI’s Methodology Standards for qualitative and mixed methods research, which aim to provide guidance on the use of these methodologies...
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PCORI Methodology Work Featured in Journal Supplement

Published: 
November 9, 2020
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Methods Blogs
Research
A paper authored by PCORI staff and a member of PCORI’s Methodology Committee is featured in a special issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine on implementation science and quality improvement. The authors detail PCORI’s iterative process to develop a set of standards for conducting and...
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Keeping Our Research Standards Up to Date

Published: 
July 31, 2017
Author(s): 
David Hickam, MD, MPH,
Emily Evans, PhD, MPH,
Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN,
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
Guest Blogs
Failure to follow good research practices can result in studies that don’t provide findings useful for informing clinical decisions. To avoid such wasted effort, PCORI’s authorizing law required that our research program be based on rigorous scientific methods and that we develop a set of standards...
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Important Changes to Our Methods Program Funding Announcement

Published: 
July 25, 2016
Author(s): 
David Hickam, MD, MPH,
Jason Gerson, PhD,
Emily Evans, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
Application Process
Supporting methodological research to improve the design and conduct of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) is a priority for PCORI and outlined in our authorizing law . This commitment reflects our view that "Methods Matter" and that they are necessary for the development and synthesis of...
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New and Improved Methodology Standards: Let Us Know What You Think

Published: 
March 1, 2016
Author(s): 
David Hickam, MD, MPH,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
At PCORI, we know that when it comes to research, methods matter. Patients, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders won’t fully trust the results of PCORI-funded research if we can’t vouch for the way the projects were conducted. To help ensure that everyone can have confidence in the results...
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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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What's New in PCORI's Cycle 2 2015 Funding Announcements: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Published: 
July 7, 2015
Author(s): 
Jason Gerson, PhD,
Emily Evans, PhD, MPH,
Andrea Heckert, PhD, MPH,
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
Each funding cycle, we at PCORI update our announcements to ensure we support projects that address critical research gaps. In this blog post, we address changes to the Cycle 2 2015 announcement related to improving methods for conducting patient-centered outcomes research. A subsequent post will...
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Developing Methods to Engage Patients and Other Stakeholders in Research Prioritization

Published: 
May 18, 2015
Author(s): 
Katherine McQueston, MPH,
Andrea Heckert, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Methods Blogs
When a research team first chooses specific questions for a study, the options may seem endless. Scientists and funders have traditionally been in the driver’s seat in determining research topics, but this is not always the most patient-centered approach. For example, recent reviews of studies of...
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Avoiding "Waste" in Research: Why Methods Matter

Published: 
May 7, 2015
Author(s): 
Emily Evans, PhD, MPH,
Katherine McQueston, MPH,
Jason Gerson, PhD
Blog Topics: 
Research
Methods Blogs
Limitations in the design, implementation, and analysis of clinical research can produce biased study results that could have serious consequences for patients. For example, common methodological problems may overestimate benefits of treatments and underestimate risks. Getting the methods right is...
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Putting Research to Work for Individual Patients

Published: 
March 5, 2015
Author(s): 
Emily Evans, PhD, MPH,
Katherine McQueston, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Methods Blogs
Not all patients will react to a medical treatment in the same way. A treatment that works well for some patients may be ineffective, or even harmful, for others. And that often makes it difficult for patients and clinicians to make informed health and healthcare decisions. One reason for this is...
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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.

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Meetings & Events

April 12
Engagement Awards 2021 Special Cycle -- Applicant Office Hours (Three)
April 13
Board of Governors Meeting: April 13, 2021
April 19
Increasing Vaccine Confidence among Long-Term Care Workers: Expedited COVID-19 PFA -- Applicant Town Hall

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