PCORI Announces Funding for New Health Research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved over $165 million for new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), including efforts to enhance research methods and strengthen patient engagement in CER. This funding supports 10 CER studies, including two focused on heart conditions and three examining the effectiveness of telehealth across various health areas. Additionally, PCORI has allocated $4 million for four studies to improve CER methods and over $5 million for three studies aimed at optimizing patient and healthcare decision-maker engagement in CER design and implementation. Details of these newly funded studies and projects are available on PCORI’s website.