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- PCORnet® Study Generates Practice-Changing Insights for Pediatric Kidney Stone Surgery August 5, 2026Findings from the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) trial, a PCORnet® Study conducted by the PKIDS Care Improvement Network, are helping to shape how clinicians approach kidney stone surgery in children and adolescents, demonstrating the power of patient-centered research at scale. ...
- Save the date: PCORI to Announce New Funding Opportunities for PCORnet® Studies on August 4 July 28, 2026On August 4, PCORI will release the Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) to support high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Category 3 supports PCORnet® Studies with direct costs of up to $12 million.
PCORnet® Studies are defined ...
- Research Powered by PCORnet® Illustrates How Partnerships Help Make Sense of Real-World Data July 15, 2026Research built on real-world data — information generated during routine healthcare, such as electronic health record (EHR) and claims data — can help answer questions that are often out of reach for traditional clinical trials. However, these data often require ...
- PCORnet® Resources Are Advancing Rare Disease Research July 9, 2026By leveraging the real-world data resources, patient-informed insights, and the national-scale infrastructure of PCORnet®, investigators are overcoming longstanding challenges in rare disease research. Historically, research in rare health conditions has been limited by small, geographically dispersed patient populations and gaps ...
- National Studies Show How the PCORnet® Infrastructure Supports Meaningful Engagement May 20, 2026Meaningful engagement is central to patient-centered health research but implementing it at a national scale can pose challenges—from recruiting participants and sustaining involvement, to ensuring patient perspectives shape research questions and outcomes. Research teams can use resources available through PCORnet®, ...
- A New PCORnet® Population Insights Report Highlights Potential for Impactful Research on Sensory Health Conditions May 7, 2026Sensory health plays a critical role in how people experience the world, including how they see, hear, move, and communicate. Research addressing evidence gaps in screening, treatment, and support services will help improve outcomes and ensure people at risk of ...
- New PCORnet® Playbook Case Studies: Patient-Centered Health Research in Action April 16, 2026More than 300 research projects have used the PCORnet® infrastructure to support patient-centered health research that helps patients, caregivers, clinicians, health systems, and policymakers make better-informed healthcare decisions.
The new PCORnet® Playbook Case Studies module highlights real-world examples of how PCORnet® ...
- Mark your Calendar! PCORI to Announce New Funding Opportunities for PCORnet® Studies March 9, 2026On April 1, PCORI will release the Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) to support high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Category 3 supports PCORnet® Studies with direct costs of up to $12 million.
PCORnet® Studies are defined ...
- New Resource Provides Insights on PCORnet® Clinical Research Network Site Capabilities March 5, 2026A new resource that provides a snapshot of site capabilities for national-scale patient-centered research is now available. The PCORnet® Clinical Research Network Site Profiles can help researchers understand site capacity and resources including:
Population characteristics, such as types of patients, care ...
- PCORnet® Research Project Laid the Foundation for Studies Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve the Health and Health Care of Patients February 24, 2026In 2018, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) funded a rapid-cycle research project called the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement in Routine Clinical Practice for Heart Failure Patients in PCORnet.
Led by Justin Bachmann, MD, MPH, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
Findings from the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) trial, a PCORnet® Study conducted by the PKIDS Care Improvement Network, are helping to shape how clinicians approach kidney stone surgery in children and adolescents, demonstrating the power of patient-centered research at scale. ...
On August 4, PCORI will release the Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) to support high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Category 3 supports PCORnet® Studies with direct costs of up to $12 million.
PCORnet® Studies are defined ...
Research built on real-world data — information generated during routine healthcare, such as electronic health record (EHR) and claims data — can help answer questions that are often out of reach for traditional clinical trials. However, these data often require ...
By leveraging the real-world data resources, patient-informed insights, and the national-scale infrastructure of PCORnet®, investigators are overcoming longstanding challenges in rare disease research. Historically, research in rare health conditions has been limited by small, geographically dispersed patient populations and gaps ...
Meaningful engagement is central to patient-centered health research but implementing it at a national scale can pose challenges—from recruiting participants and sustaining involvement, to ensuring patient perspectives shape research questions and outcomes. Research teams can use resources available through PCORnet®, ...
Sensory health plays a critical role in how people experience the world, including how they see, hear, move, and communicate. Research addressing evidence gaps in screening, treatment, and support services will help improve outcomes and ensure people at risk of ...
More than 300 research projects have used the PCORnet® infrastructure to support patient-centered health research that helps patients, caregivers, clinicians, health systems, and policymakers make better-informed healthcare decisions.
The new PCORnet® Playbook Case Studies module highlights real-world examples of how PCORnet® ...
On April 1, PCORI will release the Broad Pragmatic Studies (BPS) PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) to support high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). Category 3 supports PCORnet® Studies with direct costs of up to $12 million.
PCORnet® Studies are defined ...
A new resource that provides a snapshot of site capabilities for national-scale patient-centered research is now available. The PCORnet® Clinical Research Network Site Profiles can help researchers understand site capacity and resources including:
Population characteristics, such as types of patients, care ...
In 2018, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) funded a rapid-cycle research project called the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement in Routine Clinical Practice for Heart Failure Patients in PCORnet.
Led by Justin Bachmann, MD, MPH, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...
