PCORI

When I was 15 years old, I was hit by a car while riding my bike. It was an accident I wasn’t expected to survive. I sustained major injuries, requiring multiple surgeries and rehabilitation. It was a miracle that I could walk and talk normally again. By 18, though, I started developing chronic...

At PCORI, we try to ensure transparency in everything we do. It’s part of our commitment to the patients, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders we serve. This transparency includes our efforts to support open science, making scientific research—including the data...

Every day, patients make difficult decisions about their care. Should I have surgery? Which drug is best for me? Would I be better off waiting, or should I begin treatment now?

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...