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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 Status
Project Type
Has Results

Using Computer Alert Systems in the Emergency Room to Screen for Child Abuse

University of Pittsburgh
| Pennsylvania
Rachel Berger, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Tablet-Based Software to Help Reduce Hospice Patients' Pain

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Robert E. Molokie, MD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Training Staff at Doctors' Offices to Use Shared Decision Making with Patients Choosing Asthma Treatments

Atrium Health
| North Carolina
Hazel Tapp, PhD, BSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

The Role of Multidisciplinary Care Planning on Survival, Care Quality, and Satisfaction for Patients with Lung Cancer

Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
| Tennessee
Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Video Chat Referral Process Help Families with Children Who Have Medicaid to Initiate Mental Health Care?

Seattle Children's Research Institute^
| Washington
Tumaini Coker, MD, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Can an Online Program Help Women with a History of Preeclampsia Reduce Their Risk of Heart Disease?

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Janet Rich-Edwards, MPH, ScD, and Ellen W. Seely, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Peer-Navigator Support for Latinx Patients with Serious Mental Illness

Illinois Institute of Technology
| Illinois
Patrick William Corrigan, PsyD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Older Adults Assess Their Need for Future Home-Support Services

Northwestern University at Chicago
| Illinois
Lee Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Calorie Counting versus MyPlate Recommendations for Weight Loss

University of California Los Angeles
| California
William James McCarthy, PhD, MA
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Working with a Health Coach Help Patients with COPD Improve Their Quality of Life and Breathe Easier?

University of California, San Francisco
| California
David Hinton Thom, MD, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Methods to Help Patients Manage Type 2 Diabetes

George Washington University
| District of Columbia
Richard Jeffrey Katz, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a New Patient-Centered Approach for Cancer Care in Oncology Offices

National Committee for Quality Assurance
| District of Columbia
Sarah Scholle, DrPH, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Training Program for Mental Health Counselors Help Reduce Burnout and Improve Patient Care?

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
| Indiana
Michelle Salyers, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Decision Aid Help Patients Learn about Their Treatment Options for Advanced Heart Failure?

Baylor College of Medicine
| Texas
Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, MA, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Broad- and Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics for Children with Ear, Sinus, and Throat Infections

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Information on Benefits and Risks Help Patients Decide Between Stent Options?

University of Missouri Kansas City
| Missouri
John Spertus, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Examining Health Outcomes for People Who Are Transgender

Emory University
| Georgia
Michael Goodman, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reporting Care Experiences of People with Significant Physical Disability or Serious Mental Illness to Primary Care Clinics

Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Is it Possible to Collect Patient-Reported Data in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
| Illinois
Allen Heinemann, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Care Management Help Patients Recover from a Serious Injury?

University of Washington
| Washington
Douglas F. Zatzick, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Shared Decision Making Improve Care at Community Mental Health Clinics?

Family Service Agency of San Francisco
| California
Joyce Chu, PhD^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Anti-TNF Drugs versus Long-Term Steroid Use for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
James Lewis, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping People Living with HIV Learn Skills to Manage Their Care

University of Rochester
| New York
Kevin A. Fiscella, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Patients with COPD Transition from Hospital to Home -- The BREATHE Study

Johns Hopkins University
| Maryland
Hanan J. Aboumatar, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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