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PCORI Issues Call for Applications to Fund Up to $12 Million in Projects to Improve Research Methods
November 17, 2012

PCORI issued the following press release:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Issues Call for...

Huffington Post: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Should Focus on High-Impact Problems That Can Be Solved Quickly
November 1, 2012

Harold C. Sox, M.D., Co-Chair, IOM Committee on Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research, penned a piece in the...

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Seeks Specific Research Questions from Patients and Stakeholders
October 9, 2012

On September 26, 2012 PCORI issued a press release announcing it is now "offering patients, caregivers and the broader health care community an opportunity to submit specific research questions...

PIPC Submits Comments on Methodology Report
September 14, 2012

On September 14, 2012 PIPC submitted comments in response to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Draft Methodology Report. In the comments PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho expressed...

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PCORI Opens Comment Period on Draft Methodology Report
July 23, 2012

PCORI announced the start of a public comment period for its draft Methodology Report, which proposes standards...

Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling: PIPC Encourages PCORI to Adopt More Transparent, Patient-Centered Process
June 28, 2012

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, the ...

PCORI Announces Pilot Projects Program Awards Recipients and Research Topics
June 18, 2012

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced the approval of 50 research funding awards, totaling $30 million over two years, through its...

PCORI Releases Draft Methodolgy Report
June 6, 2012

PCORI released the draft methodolgy report on June 4. The draft will be...

The Pink Sheet: Not A “Cookbook”: PCORI Board Prepares For Release Of Research Methodology Report
May 29, 2012

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will develop a multifaceted plan to solicit meaningful feedback on its forthcoming methodology committee report, including setting appropriate...

PCORI Releases Funding Announcement for $120 Million
May 24, 2012

On May 22, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) released its first primary research funding announcements for $120 million in comparative effectiveness...