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Search a repository of PCORI-funded comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, as well as projects that seek to encourage engagement in research, disseminate and implement PCORI-funded research findings, and improve the nation's capacity to conduct patient-centered CER, among others. Learn more about the Portfolio

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Project Title
Project Status
Project Type

Developing Principles of Communication between Patient Communities and Payers Re: Novel Therapies

NEHI-The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
| Massachusetts
Thomas Hubbard
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Stakeholder Convening to Develop a Targeted Theory of Change

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Helen Hemley, MPA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Bridging the Virtual Divide: Engaging Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Kelly Irwin, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Virtual Engagement of Mothers with Mental Illness and Substance Use in the Context of COVID-19

Brandeis University
| Massachusetts
Joanne Nicholson, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; With Final Summary Report
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Creating a Collaborative Comparative Effectiveness Research Agenda for Autistic Adolescents

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Sages' Symposium to Expand Researcher Readiness

LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston
| Massachusetts
Erin McGaffigan, PhD, MSW, MS
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Conference

Disseminating Results: Missed SCD Clinic Appointments and the Health Belief Model

National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
| Massachusetts
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project, Dissemination Project

Patients Lead: Identifying Meaningful Outcomes to Drive Substance Use Disorders Research and Care

Community Catalyst
| Massachusetts
Alice Dembner, BA
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project

Boston BRI…DGE: The Potential of PCOR and CER to Address Health Disparities in Boston's Neighborhoods

Center for Community Health Education Research and Service
| Massachusetts
Elmer Freeman, MSW
Project Status:
Completed
Project Type:
Engagement Award Project
Has Results

Developing New Methods for Comparing Treatments in Case-Control Studies

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Goodarz Danaei, MD, MS, DSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Two Patient Surveys for Diagnosing Rare Genetic Conditions

Boston Children's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Ingrid A. Holm, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using Different Data Sets to Test How Well Clinical Prediction Models Work to Predict Patients' Risk of Heart Disease

Tufts Medical Center
| Massachusetts
David M. Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Creating a New Process to Include Medical Device Information in Insurance Claims

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Joel S. Weissman, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Increase Physical Activity in Patients with Depression and Cardiovascular Disease -- The Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds Study

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research, Research Conducted Using PCORnet®
Has Results

Methods to Apply Results from Randomized Trials to Patients in Clinical Practice

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Issa J. Dahabreh, MD, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Matching Patients with Therapists to Improve Mental Health Care

University of Massachusetts Amherst
| Massachusetts
Michael J. Constantino, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Including Patient Traits in Benchmarks for Diabetes Care

Harvard University School of Public Health
| Massachusetts
Marcia Anne Testa, BA, MPH, MPHIL, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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