Blog

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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PCORI and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Take On Vital Research Questions

Published: 
March 13, 2018
Author(s): 
Cat Stappas
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be frightening. I know firsthand—I was diagnosed in 2013 shortly after I turned 29, and after experiencing symptoms such as numbness, tingling and vertigo. I learned I had lesions on my brain and spinal cord. When I found out I had MS, I felt lost,...
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The Latest Published Results from Our Funded Projects

Published: 
March 12, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
When I last updated you on the latest scientific journal articles summarizing results of our funded studies, I told you how excited we were to see this fast-growing body of evidence that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. I’m pleased to tell you...
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Changing the Landscape of Rare Disease Research

Published: 
February 28, 2018
Author(s): 
Vanessa Boulanger, MSc
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
A rare disease, by definition, affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. Up to 30 million Americans have a rare disease, and most conditions are poorly understood. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the voice of the rare disease community, and PCORI are working...
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Introducing PCORI's Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer

Published: 
February 20, 2018
Author(s): 
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH,
Kristin L. Carman, PhD, MA
Blog Topics: 
Research
Evaluating Our Work
What does engagement in research look like and what impact does it have? We can learn from peer-reviewed journal articles about the experiences researchers, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders have had engaging together on research projects. But these pieces are hard to find, because there...
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Refreshing the Engagement Awards Program

Published: 
February 12, 2018
Author(s): 
Lia Hotchkiss, MPH,
Ivey Wohlfeld
Blog Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Dissemination
Funding Awards
The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program has awarded $48 million to fund more than 250 projects that build communities ready to engage in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). We’re pleased with our program’s accomplishments...
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Patients Become Partners in PCORI Peer Review

Published: 
February 1, 2018
Author(s): 
Marina Broitman, PhD,
Kira Lesley,
Whitney McInvale, MPH,
Blog Topics: 
Research
Dissemination
Guest Blogs
Funding Awards
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...
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