PCORI

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...

Helping patients use evidence to make informed healthcare decisions that best match their values and preferences is one of PCORI’s major goals. This is an important focus because even with evidence from comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, choosing between treatments or other...

Since our establishment, PCORI has been committed to meaningful involvement by patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders throughout the research process. As part of our Engagement program, the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards have supported more than 200 projects...

Choosing the right treatment for hepatitis C virus infection can be difficult. Patients and doctors want to conquer the infection and prevent liver damage without introducing other problems. In the past decade, drug development has occurred so rapidly that patients and clinicians must base their...