PCORnet Blogs

Partnering to Help People with Obesity Better Understand Their Surgical Options

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 2 diabetes, and cancer, among other health problems. People with obesity have numerous options to consider when looking...
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A New Path for PCORnet's Patient-Powered Research Networks

Published: 
October 22, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH,
Kristin L. Carman, PhD, MA
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Executive Director's Blog
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 data to make research more effective, efficient, and patient centered.
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Progress and Promise: Celebrating PCORI's PCORnet Initiative

Published: 
April 26, 2017
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Executive Director's Blog
Three years ago, PCORI began an ambitious journey to address an urgent national need: creating a platform that could help us conduct patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and related studies faster, less expensively, and with more power than previously possible. That’s...
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An Aspirin a Day, But What's the Best Dose?

Published: 
February 9, 2017
Author(s): 
Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS,
Henry Cruz
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Guest Blogs
February is American Heart Month, a time to acknowledge the burden that cardiovascular disease places on our nation, encourage healthy-heart habits, and recognize the importance of research in saving lives.
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Data to Drive Individualized Clinical Research

Published: 
January 9, 2017
Blog Topics: 
Research
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PCORI has long recognized the value of accessing large collections of health data to make clinical research faster, easier, and less costly to conduct. Having data from tens of thousands—or tens of millions—of people can enable research teams to find out more about how different therapies affect...
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When a Clinician Becomes a Patient

Published: 
November 7, 2016
Author(s): 
Stephanie Buxhoeveden, MSCN, MSN, FNP-BC
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Guest Blogs
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Research
I was 25 when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), five years ago. I was young, an athlete, and an intensive care unit nurse. I had recently begun a competitive graduate program to become a nurse anesthetist. I had been having numbness and other symptoms on and off for quite some time, but...
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PCORI's Latest Milestones

Published: 
October 11, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Executive Director's Blog
It’s sometimes hard to believe that it’s been just six years since PCORI’s Board of Governors first met and set us on our path to being the nation’s leading funder of patient-centered, stakeholder-driven comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). But as we mark that milestone, I’m pleased...
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PCORI Marks National Health IT Week

Published: 
September 26, 2016
Blog Topics: 
Research
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National Health IT Week, September 26–30, 2016, is a time to recognize the increasing value of information technology (IT) in health care and clinical research. Research that PCORI funds uses or studies numerous forms of health IT as part of our mission to help patients and those who care for them...
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Taking on Childhood Obesity

Published: 
September 12, 2016
Author(s): 
Maryan Zirkle, MD, MS, MA,
Shayna Barbash
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Nearly one-fifth of American children have obesity, increasing their risk of many associated health problems. These include conditions historically considered adult problems: heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and liver disease. Obesity affects many aspects of an...
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Multiple Sclerosis Research Network Builds on Patient Input

Published: 
July 19, 2016
Author(s): 
Robert McBurney, BSc, PhD,
Laura Kolaczkowski
Blog Topics: 
Research
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Guest Blogs
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a widespread, disabling neurological condition. In fact, it’s the most common disabling condition among adults between 20 and 40 years old. The World Health Organization estimates that MS affects more than 400,000 people in the United States, and nearly 200 are diagnosed...
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