Blog

PCORI Joins Federal Agencies in Call for Collaboration in Big-Data Clinical Research

Published: 
December 15, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH,
Rachael Fleurence, PhD
Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
PCORI is pleased to join a consortium of top federal and other biomedical research funders in a call, published in the New England Journal of Medicine , for greater collaboration across the healthcare delivery and research communities in sharing data, computational capacity, and infrastructure for...
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Addressing Disparities in Health Outcomes of People with Asthma

Published: 
December 5, 2016
Author(s): 
Ayodola Anise, MHS
Topics: 
Research
Around 24 million Americans have asthma, a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. People with asthma go through periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. This can lead to emergencies during which a person can’t get enough oxygen. A clinician...
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Annual Meeting Starts Tomorrow: How PCORI Is Changing the Conversation about Health Research

Published: 
November 16, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
We’re just one day away from PCORI’s second Annual Meeting. I know that all of those who helped to put together this gathering look forward to hosting some 1,200 members of the healthcare community for an in-person update on our stakeholder-guided approach to comparative clinical effectiveness...
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Big Data versus a Rare Disease

Published: 
November 14, 2016
Author(s): 
Megan O'Boyle, BA
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
​Looking ahead to PCORI’s second Annual Meeting , November 17–19, we asked several of the scheduled presenters to describe their journey into patient-centered outcomes research and discuss what the meeting’s theme, “Changing the Conversation about Health Research,” means to them. Join the...
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Changing the Course of Research

Published: 
November 9, 2016
Author(s): 
Laura Anthony, PhD,
Lauren Kenworthy, PhD
Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Guest Blogs
Looking ahead to PCORI’s second Annual Meeting , November 17–19, we asked several of the scheduled presenters to describe their journey into patient-centered outcomes research and discuss what the meeting’s theme, “Changing the Conversation about Health Research,” means to them. Join the...
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When a Clinician Becomes a Patient

Published: 
November 7, 2016
Author(s): 
Stephanie Buxhoeveden, MSCN, MSN, FNP-BC
Topics: 
Research
PCORnet Blogs
Guest Blogs
​Looking ahead to PCORI’s second Annual Meeting , November 17–19, we asked several of the scheduled presenters to describe their journey into patient-centered outcomes research and discuss what the meeting’s theme, “Changing the Conversation about Health Research,” means to them. Join the...
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Faster Ways to Get Actionable Evidence to Stakeholders

Published: 
November 2, 2016
Author(s): 
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH,
Joanna Siegel, SM, ScD
Topics: 
Research
Dissemination
Evaluating Our Work
When patients, clinicians, or other healthcare stakeholders raise a question that doesn’t already have an evidence-based answer, sometimes the dilemma can be best addressed with a new research study. But not always. In some cases, a careful look at results and data from already-completed research...
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Open for Comment: PCORI's Draft Policy on Data Access and Data Sharing

Published: 
November 1, 2016
Author(s): 
Jason Gerson, PhD,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
We at PCORI are committed to disseminating the results of our funded research so that they may be widely taken up in practice. This availability of our findings to researchers, as well as patients, caregivers, and the broader healthcare community, is essential to improving patient outcomes. As a...
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PCORI's Latest Milestones

Published: 
October 11, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
PCORnet Blogs
Executive Director's Blog
It’s sometimes hard to believe that it’s been just six years since PCORI’s Board of Governors first met and set us on our path to being the nation’s leading funder of patient-centered, stakeholder-driven comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). But as we mark that milestone, I’m pleased...
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Helping Survivors of Breast Cancer Watch Out for Recurrences

Published: 
October 3, 2016
Author(s): 
Mary Bush,
Dianne Johnson,
Karen J. Wernli, PhD, MS
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
There are more than 3 million women with a history of breast cancer in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Around 90 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer survive for at least five years after diagnosis. The involvement of multiple stakeholders should help ensure...
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