WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day, millions of Americans facing health challenges make decisions about their care without adequate information to understand the tradeoffs between available options. To help close these evidence gaps, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is announcing new funding opportunities for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and related projects focused on a range of health concerns, including intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), violence and trauma, maternal health and dementia.
Patient-centered CER compares two or more healthcare options to generate evidence about any differences in potential benefits or harms and gives patients and those who care for them information to make informed decisions that reflect their needs and preferences.
Among the four CER PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) opening today, two are focused on:
Additionally, PCORI is inviting proposals for any patient-centered CER topic through the following PFAs:
In addition to funding patient-centered CER to generate evidence that empowers patients, caregivers and other healthcare decision makers with information to make informed choices that reflect their needs and preferences, PCORI supports initiatives to accelerate the implementation of PCORI-funded CER results into clinical practice. Through its Health Systems Implementation Initiative PFA , PCORI is inviting proposals for projects addressing hypertension, cancer treatment and mental health.
PCORI is also seeking proposals to improve methods development for conducting patient-centered CER and the science of engagement in patient-centered CER.
Details about the most recent funding announcements are on PCORI’s website .
About PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is a nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to fund patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). CER compares two or more healthcare options, generating evidence about any differences in potential benefits or harms to empower patients, caregivers and other healthcare decision makers with information to make informed choices that reflect their needs and preferences. PCORI emphasizes the engagement of patients, caregivers and the broader healthcare community in all aspects of PCORI-funded research and research-related activities, including the dissemination and uptake of research findings.