PCORI

Peer review—independent assessment by recognized experts—is central to the research process, from deciding which study proposals to fund to evaluating articles for publication in scientific journals. At PCORI, our authorizing law requires the completed research we fund to undergo peer review, which...

The research that PCORI funds aims to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about real-world health and healthcare issues they face. Many of those decisions involve patients, their families, and their clinicians. But other stakeholders also must consider various...

When researchers partner with patients and other stakeholders in patient-centered research, the relationships can present challenges and opportunities for growth on both sides. PCORI hosted a webinar this month that addressed these challenges and presented strategies to help researchers and...

As I talked with an elderly patient struggling with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), she recounted having been startled awake a few days earlier. Her daughter was bending over her bed close to her face, making sure she hadn’t stopped breathing. This wasn’t the first time it had...