Blog

Helping Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Make Treatment Decisions

The American Heart Association and PCORI are excited to announce a major step in a multiyear partnership to identify and fund cardiovascular health research that will make a difference in patients’ lives.
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Patients Helping Patients Navigate Serious Mental Illness

Published: 
June 12, 2018
Author(s): 
Sonya Ballentine,
Marilyn Perez-Aviles
Blog Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
Around one in six adults in the United States has a mental health disorder. Minority populations are more at risk for serious psychological distress but only half as likely to receive mental health treatment as non-Hispanic whites. And various studies suggest that those with a serious mental...
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Connecting Patient and Family Groups with Health Researchers

Published: 
June 11, 2018
Author(s): 
Lia Hotchkiss, MPH,
Ivey Wohlfeld
Blog Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
At PCORI, we notice when organizations put patients and their caregivers front and center in health care. One such way organizations are doing this is by establishing patient and family advisory councils. These councils work to improve delivery of health care. They think of healthcare professionals...
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May 2018 Notable Media Mentions

Published: 
June 7, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
As our funded projects produce results, we regularly share highlights from print and online news coverage of this work. In addition, we showcase recent coverage of our newest awards or activities generated by previously funded studies.
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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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