WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2012) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research
Institute (PCORI) today released for public comment a first draft of
its
National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda, which will be used
to
guide funding announcements for comparative clinical effectiveness
research
that will give patients and those who care for them the ability to
make
better-informed health decisions.
The 53-day public
comment period, which will end in mid-March, will be used
to solicit feedback
and revise the priorities and agenda before a final
version of each is
adopted by PCORI's Board of Governors.
"We want to hear from
patients, caregivers, providers and the wider health
care community on
whether our draft priorities and initial research agenda
capture the broad
areas where more evidence-based information is needed to
make better
decisions," said PCORI Board Chair Eugene Washington, M.D.,
M.Sc. "This is a
major milestone in our work as we continue to collaborate
with all
stakeholders and to build on the work of others for what we expect
will be
the most patient-centered research agenda yet."
The draft
National Priorities for Research identifies five areas where
comparative
effectiveness research is needed to support decision-making:
Assessment of Options for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Improving Health Care Systems;
Communication and Dissemination
Research;
Addressing Disparities; and
Accelerating
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and
Methodological
Research.
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