Two articles in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association outline the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's vision for a new, methodologically rigorous focus on patients' needs in comparative effectiveness research.
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.
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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