Blog

PCORI at Age Eight: Progress, Impact, and More to Do

Published: 
October 9, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
We at PCORI have just marked our eighth anniversary as the nation’s leading funder of research comparing which healthcare options work best, for whom, given outcomes important to patients. We’ve also just welcomed seven new members to our Board of Governors. And we’re only a few weeks way from our...
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An Exciting Step Forward: New Support for the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers

Published: 
October 3, 2018
Author(s): 
Gopal Khanna, MBA,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
In a blog last fall, we announced an exciting joint initiative from our two organizations—the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)—to support the training of clinician and research scientists to conduct patient-centered...
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PCORI's Board of Governors -- Welcoming New Members, Honoring Departing Colleagues

Published: 
September 24, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Eight years ago, PCORI’s 21-member Board of Governors convened for the first time to start building a major new national health research funder from the ground up. I’m reminded of those early days–and how much PCORI has achieved since–as we welcome a new class of Board members who replace some of...
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Putting PCORI's Updated Engagement Plan Template to Work in Research

Published: 
September 24, 2018
Author(s): 
Julie Kennedy Lesch, MPA,
Lisa Stewart, MA
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Application Process
At PCORI, we know that successful engagement with partners begins with a well-thought-out plan. That’s why in addition to describing how patient and other stakeholder partners have been a part of planning a study, applicants for research funding are also asked to share an outline of how partners...
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PCORI's New Policy on Data Management and Data Sharing: A Step Forward for Open Science

Published: 
September 11, 2018
Author(s): 
Jason Gerson, PhD,
Katherine Jackstadt, MS,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
Dissemination
Funding Awards
Last week, PCORI’s Board of Governors approved the Policy for Data Management and Data Sharing , the latest expression of our commitment to open science. We think it’s a substantial step toward being more accountable to those who pay the bills for health research–the public. PCORI has already...
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August 2018 Notable Media Mentions

Published: 
September 10, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples:
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Engaging People Who Are Hard to Reach

Published: 
August 28, 2018
Author(s): 
Clover Ulrich,
Yasmeen Long, MA,
Ivey Wohlfeld,
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards are designed to help build a national community of patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare stakeholders who will advance patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research. The goal is to increase the usefulness of...
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July 2018 Notable Media Mentions

Published: 
August 6, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
We regularly share highlights from news coverage of our work, including the growing collection of results from our funded studies. Here are some recent examples:
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PCORI-Funded Projects Aim to Use Telehealth to Address Disparities

Published: 
July 31, 2018
Author(s): 
Penny Mohr, MA,
Dionna Attinson,
Anum Lakhia, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
As Americans’ use of cell phones and the internet have increased rapidly, clinicians and researchers have realized that telehealth may help people better manage their health. Telehealth, which involves clinicians, allied staff, and patients using technology such as videoconferencing and text...
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PCORI-Funded Study Provides Evidence about Health of Transgender Women

Published: 
July 13, 2018
Author(s): 
Michael Goodman, MD, MPH,
Savannah Winter
Blog Topics: 
Guest Blogs
Research
One of PCORI’s core priorities is funding research that can improve the health of underserved populations. That includes people who are transgender—an umbrella term describing individuals whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth—because they are at higher risk for...
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