The board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has voted to make important changes to its research agenda further to having received 474 comments during a 53 day public comment period.
These include clarification of PCORI’s focus:
* on patient engagement and transparency
* on patients with multiple chronic conditions
* on patients with rare diseases
* on improving health care systems, including care coordination, access to care, and the role of practice settings and allied health professionals
* on the importance of health literacy