In the perspective article, PCORI Executive Director Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH, Chief Operating Officer Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH, and Director of Engagement Research Lori Frank, PhD, suggest a patient-centered approach, along with more actively engaging clinicians and other stakeholders, can improve clinical decision-making and ultimately patient outcomes. The authors also describe PCORI’s process for establishing National Priorities for Research and a Research Agenda.
In a related special communication piece in the same JAMA issue, PCORI’s 17-member Methodology Committee discusses the need for rigorous methodological standards and its role in ensuring that PCORI research produces high-integrity information. The Methodology Committee is developing standards for patient-centered outcomes research in four general areas: prioritizing research questions; using appropriate study designs; incorporating patient perspectives throughout the research continuum; and fostering efficient dissemination and implementation of results. The committee’s recommendations will be delivered to PCORI’s board of governors in May.
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