Speaker
Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH
Executive Director
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Topic
Driving Toward Health Impact: Our Journey and Path Forward
Keywords
PCORI; Health outcomes; Health disparities; Patient-centered research; Comparative clinical effectiveness; COVID-19; Maternal health
Key Points
- Despite improvements in health, disparities and variation in care remain—especially underscored by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.
- PCORI funds studies that can help patients and those who care for them make better informed healthcare choices.
- PCORI has funded the HERO Registry to assess COVID-19 exposure responses and outcomes within the community of healthcare workers. Other research support is targeted toward vulnerable populations, healthcare delivery, and emerging health trends.
- With PCORI 2.0, new funding will be available for large-scale, high-impact comparative effectiveness trials. Each study will include an initial phase to determine the feasibility and viability of the study and maximize the likelihood of success during the full-scale phase.
Discussion Themes
What are your observations regarding COVID-19’s impact on health, healthcare, and research that you think will be critical for PCORI's strategy? What will bring about the necessary innovations to the system?
Addressing maternal health disparities is a high priority in PCORI 2.0. The next phase will also expand PCORI’s role in collecting and generating relevant evidence and focusing on a deliberate and transparent process for implementation.
How will PCORI broaden its reach to reduce outcome disparities among people with disabilities?
Read more about PCORI.
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