Blog

PCORI's Latest Milestones, Opportunities, Results, and Resources

Published: 
June 6, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Evaluating Our Work
Executive Director's Blog
It’s been a season of milestones for PCORI in research funding, making important study findings widely available, preparing a range of additional funding opportunities, and planning a series of new resources to help our stakeholders make better-informed healthcare decisions.
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PCORI's LGBT Health Portfolio Works to Address Major Disparities

Published: 
May 11, 2018
Author(s): 
Mira Grieser, MHS,
Mari Kimura, PhD, MS
Blog Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population faces unique mental and physical health challenges. Perceived stigma and a lack of cultural competence from healthcare providers can be additional challenges among transgender individuals, a group that has been largely overlooked in...
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Recent Media Coverage of Our Funded Work

Published: 
May 9, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
As our funded projects produce results, we regularly share highlights from print and online news coverage of our work. In addition, we showcase recent coverage of our newest awards or activities generated by previously funded studies.
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PCORI's Influence on the Culture of Research

Published: 
May 3, 2018
Author(s): 
Ninma Fearon, MPH,
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH,
Andrea Heckert, PhD, MPH,
Blog Topics: 
Research
Evaluating Our Work
PCORI has long prided itself on what we’ve referred to as research done differently . That means patients and other stakeholders are at the center of every step, from prioritizing research topics, to reviewing applications for funding, to refining research questions and study design, to...
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Uncovering How PCORI's Funded Research Is Different

Published: 
April 27, 2018
Author(s): 
Heather Edwards, PhD, MPH, MBA,
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Evaluating Our Work
PCORI was created for one distinct purpose: to fund and support comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) to better inform health decisions faced by patients, their caregivers, and their healthcare providers. And today, we are the only research funder focused solely on addressing the...
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Research to Improve Minority Mental Health

Published: 
April 20, 2018
Author(s): 
Parag Aggarwal, PhD,
Ayodola Anise, MHS,
Mira Grieser, MHS,
Blog Topics: 
Research
One in six US adults lives with a mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care, are less likely to receive...
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How to Get Updates on PCORI-Funded Research Results

Published: 
April 13, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
Funding Awards
As more of our funded studies produce and publish results, we’re working to ensure our stakeholders are aware of this progress as soon as possible. It’s part of our mandate to conduct research that helps patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions.
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Recent Media Highlights of Our Work

Published: 
March 29, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
As more of our funded projects start producing results, we will regularly share highlights from print and online news coverage. We’ll also showcase recent coverage of our newest awards or activities generated by some of our previously funded studies.
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Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Disease Research

Published: 
March 23, 2018
Author(s): 
Kelli Collins, MSW
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
One in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease. The problem already affects 30 million American adults, 90 percent of whom don’t know they have it. The National Kidney Foundation’s sole focus is to address those daunting statistics. NKF leads the charge in increasing awareness about...
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The Power of Collaboration in the Fight against Cardiovascular Disease

Published: 
March 14, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH,
Nancy Brown
Blog Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
Guest Blogs
Despite decades of progress in research and delivery of care, cardiovascular diseases continue to impose a heavy burden on our nation, even though the disease is manifesting later in life. These conditions cost the United States an estimated $555 billion in 2016 in healthcare expenses and lost...
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