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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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Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Room -- The EQUALITY Study

Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Adil Haider, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Ways to Increase Hepatitis B and C Screening among Asian Americans

University of California, San Francisco
| California
Tung Nguyen, MD
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 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

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

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

Using Home Coaching to Support Older Adults with Chronic Illness after an Emergency Room Visit

University of Florida
| Florida
Donna Lynne Carden, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Palliative Approach Early in HIV Care -- The CASA Study

University of Maryland Baltimore
| Maryland
Carla S. Alexander, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does an Offer by Phone of Community Health Worker Support Increase Access to Primary Care for Women Who Are Newly Enrolled in a Health Plan?

University of Ariona
| Arizona
Francisco Garcia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a Program to Improve Patient Experiences after Discharge from the Hospital -- The PArTNER Study

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Effect of End-of-Life Care Planning Discussions on Hospice Use among Patients Receiving Dialysis for Kidney Failure

Baystate Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Lewis Mitchel Cohen, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Evaluating a Patient-Centered Medical Home for Patients Receiving Dialysis for Kidney Disease

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Denise Hynes, MPH, PhD, RN
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does a Patient- and Family-Centered Hospital Communications Program Reduce Medical Errors?

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

Shared Decision Making Coaching for Behavioral Health Providers and Patients

Massachusetts General Hospital^
| Massachusetts
Margarita Alegria, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing Whether Home Visits by Community Health Workers Help African-American and Hispanic Patients with Low Incomes Better Manage Asthma

University of Pennsylvania
| Pennsylvania
Andrea J. Apter, MD, MA, MSc
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Home- or Clinic-Based Program to Help Older Adults Manage Their Asthma -- The SAMBA Study

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
| New York
Alex Federman, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Comparing Three Ways to Prepare Children and Caregivers to Manage Asthma after an Emergency Room Visit – The CHICAGO Trial

University of Illinois at Chicago
| Illinois
Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Does Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Sugar Levels Improve Blood Sugar Control and Quality of Life for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Who Do Not Use Insulin? -- The Monitor Trial

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

An Online Decision Aid to Help Patients and Caregivers Decide on Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease

Emory University^
| Georgia
Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Using a Decision Aid in the Emergency Room to Help Parents of Children with Head Trauma Understand Options for Diagnosing Brain Injury

Mayo Clinic
| Minnesota
Erik Hess, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Reducing Legal Barriers to Help Patients Receive Treatment for Breast and Lung Cancer -- The Project SUPPORT Study

Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Decision Aid to Help Patients Choose between Two Types of Bariatric Surgery

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
| Michigan
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS^
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Testing a Coaching Program to Help Adults with Diabetes Living in Rural Alabama Take Their Medicine as Directed

Cornell University
| New York
Monika M. Safford, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Working with Bilingual Community Health Worker Promotoras to Improve Depression and Self-Care among Latino Patients with Long-Term Health Problems

University of Southern California
| California
Kathleen Ell, DPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results

Helping Latino Parents Learn Skills to Manage Their Children's Mental Health Care

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
| North Carolina
Kathleen Thomas, MPH, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research

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