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    Evidence Updates from PCORI-Funded Studies

    These updates capture highlights of findings from systematic reviews and our funded research studies.

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    Browse through a collection of journal publications that provides insights into PCORI-funded work.

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    Find out about projects based on the health conditions they focus on, the state they are in, and if they have results.

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    Featured Topic: Women's Health

    Learn more about the projects we support on conditions that specifically or more often affect women.

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    Engagement Tools and Resources for Research

    This searchable peer-to-peer repository includes resources that can inform future work in patient-centered outcomes research.

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    Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

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    PCORI Funding Opportunities

    View and learn about the newly opened funding announcements and the upcoming PFAs in 2021.

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    PCORI 2021 and Beyond

    During this webinar, PCORI leaders shared ways to get involved in PCOR, improvements to our funding opportunities, and more.

    2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

    Watch recordings of sessions and view titles and descriptions of posters presented at the virtual meeting.

    Board Approves Future PFA Topics at April Meeting

    The more than a dozen high-priority research topics will be considered for PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) that will be released this fall and in 2022.

Blog

December 2018 Media Mentions

Published: 
January 28, 2019
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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Making Research More Patient Centered, One Application at a Time

Published: 
January 25, 2019
Author(s): 
Ashlee Horn,
Roycelynn Mentor-Marcel, PhD, MPH,
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Evaluating Our Work
Merit Review Blogs
Research
PCORI’s mission is to support clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER) that helps patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. To accomplish this, we include patients and other stakeholders in all we do, including the merit review process we use to...
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2018: A Year in Review

Published: 
December 21, 2018
As we wrap up 2018 and look to the new year, we wanted to share a number of the milestones and news you might have missed this past year. We’ve gathered a collection highlighting our research and engagement projects, and patient and other stakeholder perspectives on our work, as told through blogs...
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November 2018 Media Mentions

Published: 
December 21, 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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To Advance Public and Patient Engagement in Research, We Must Demonstrate Its Value

Published: 
December 17, 2018
Author(s): 
Kristin L. Carman, PhD, MA,
Laura Forsythe, PhD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Research
PCORI is proud to be a leader in urging more patient and public engagement in health research. That’s why we require it in everything we do, including the studies we fund. And we’re pleased to see that others in the healthcare community are also increasingly advancing this work. But we also know...
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Engaging Parents to Help Reduce Medical Errors in the Hospital

Published: 
December 6, 2018
Blog Topics: 
Research
Despite ongoing efforts to improve care, medical errors—mistakes that may or may not harm patients—are a leading cause of death nationally . But results from a PCORI-funded study on improving communication between parents of hospitalized children and clinicians published today in The BMJ provide...
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September and October 2018 Notable Media Mentions

Published: 
November 27, 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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The Latest Published Results of Our Funded Studies

Published: 
November 20, 2018
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Blog Topics: 
Research
I’m pleased to share my latest review on PCORI-funded studies that have produced results published in leading medical journals. What once was a trickle of such articles has turned into a steady stream, so expect more frequent updates!
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Partnering to Help People with Obesity Better Understand Their Surgical Options

Published: 
October 30, 2018
Author(s): 
David Arterburn, MD, MPH,
Neely Williams, MDiv
Blog Topics: 
Guest Blogs
PCORI Annual Meeting
PCORnet Blogs
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Nationwide, 93 million adults and one in five adolescents have obesity. But the concerns they face go well beyond excess weight. They are at greater risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, among other health problems. People with obesity have numerous options to consider when looking...
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Choosing My Care on My Terms

Published: 
October 25, 2018
Author(s): 
Amy Berman, RN
Blog Topics: 
Guest Blogs
PCORI Annual Meeting
Research
Just one year after celebrating my 50th birthday, I was walking down a New York City street with my mother on a misty, gray November day when my phone rang. My life was wonderful up to that point, but looking back, I can see that the weather was an appropriate backdrop for the news I was about to...
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About the PCORI blog

Welcome to the PCORI blog, an online forum designed to discuss and share information about patient-centered outcomes research. Blog postings are from PCORI staff, Board and Methodology Committee members, and external partners.

We encourage you to post comments and link to and share our content within PCORI’s Terms of Service.

About Us

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Research & Results

  • Explore Our Portfolio
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Research Results Highlights
  • Putting Evidence to Work
  • Peer Review
  • Evidence Synthesis
  • About Our Research

Engagement

  • The Value of Engagement
  • Engagement in Health Research Literature Explorer
  • Influencing the Culture of Research
  • Engagement Awards
  • Engagement Resources
  • Engage with Us

Funding Opportunities

  • What & Who We Fund
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  • Applicant Training
  • Merit Review
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  • Help Center

Meetings & Events

April 19
Increasing Vaccine Confidence among Long-Term Care Workers: Expedited COVID-19 PFA -- Applicant Town Hall
May 6
Advisory Panel on Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Spring 2021 Meeting
May 10
Cycle 2 2021 Nonsurgical Options for Women with Urinary Incontinence -- Applicant Town Hall

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