PCORI awards $64.1M for research projects

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute approved awards totaling $64.1 million to fund five patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies. The studies will compare different approaches to delivering care for cancer, back pain and stroke.

The awards range from $7.75 million to $14.5 million and are the first to be made through PCORI's Pragmatic Clinical Studies Initiative, which is designed to produce results that can be easily integrated into clinical practice. ...