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Meeting Our Mandate, Continuing to Focus Our Funding, Changing the Conversation

Published: 
April 26, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
Executive Director's Blog
Funding Awards
I keep a close eye on PCORI’s research investments to make sure we do everything we can to fund studies that will help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare decisions. So I’d like to share three things I find particularly impressive—including the dramatic impact PCORI...
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Expanding Public Access to PCORI's Research Results

Published: 
April 26, 2016
Author(s): 
Jason Gerson, PhD,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH,
Joanna Siegel, SM, ScD,
Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Dissemination
Executive Director's Blog
Funding Awards
We at PCORI are committed to doing all we can to see that the results of our funded research are disseminated widely and taken up in practice. This part of our mission is essential to the improvements in health and patient outcomes that are the goals of our research funding. So we’re pleased to...
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Pursuing Health Equity for the Nation

Published: 
April 25, 2016
Author(s): 
Cara V. James, PhD,
Romana Hasnain-Wynia, MS, PhD
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Note: This post was jointly published on The CMS Blog —the official blog for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—with the CMS Office of Minority Health . 'Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation' is this year’s theme for National Minority Health Month, which we mark every April as a...
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In the Navajo Nation, a Focus on Health Data

Published: 
April 20, 2016
Author(s): 
Sonya Shin, MD, MPH,
Joan O'Connell, PhD,
Olivia Muskett,
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Native Americans have the highest rate of diabetes of all US racial and ethnic groups. Around 16 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native adults have been diagnosed with that condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . That’s more than twice the prevalence in non-...
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How Parents, Patients, and Researchers Help Define the Future of Autism Research

Published: 
April 19, 2016
Author(s): 
Kiely Law, MD, MPH,
Linda Carter-Ferrier
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
About 3.5 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This developmental disorder, with a wide range of symptoms, is characterized by persistent problems in communicating and interacting with others. Established by the Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2006 to...
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Supporting Patients' Roles in Their Healthcare Decisions

Published: 
April 12, 2016
Author(s): 
Jean R. Slutsky, PA, MSPH,
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
Engagement Blogs
Executive Director's Blog
Patients and those who care for them have more options than ever before for managing medical conditions. Making informed choices among different treatment options can be a challenge and, sometimes, frustrating. The decision-making process ideally would take into account the best evidence available...
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How Parents and Patients Can Make A Difference in Obesity

Published: 
March 21, 2016
Author(s): 
Douglas Lunsford
Topics: 
Research
PCORnet Blogs
To help mark National Nutrition Month ® , we spoke to Douglas Lunsford, a champion of obesity research, about how his experience as a dedicated parent concerned about his son’s weight led him to become an investigator for a PCORI-supported research team. From 2012 to 2015, Lunsford and his son...
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Strategies to Encourage Good Nutrition and Healthy Weight

Published: 
March 15, 2016
Author(s): 
Cathy Gurgol, MS,
Maryan Zirkle, MD, MS, MA,
Topics: 
Research
March is National Nutrition Month ® , a time to encourage everyone to make informed food choices and develop healthful eating habits. What you eat affects your overall health and, importantly, your weight. Research is unraveling how best to help people boost their health by improving their diet. In...
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Family Physicians Must Demystify Colorectal Cancer Screening

Published: 
March 14, 2016
Author(s): 
Wanda D. Filer, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Topics: 
Research
Guest Blogs
Funding Awards
Note: This post initially appeared on the Leader Voices Blog at the American Academy of Family Physicians. * During the nearly two decades I worked as a health correspondent for our local NBC affiliate, my cameraman was a kind, funny man who seemed to know everyone in town. Phil not only was my...
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Advancing Research by Giving Patients Greater Access to Their Health Data

Published: 
March 9, 2016
Author(s): 
Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH
Topics: 
Research
PCORnet Blogs
Executive Director's Blog
We know we could do a better job of treating many diseases and conditions if we could make better use of health data. So I was very pleased to join my colleague Sharon Terry, head of the Genetic Alliance , and some 200 patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and others at the White House...
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