Share of Cost, PCORI’s promise to patients

Wednesday, Apr. 15th 2015 6:00 AM

When patients and their doctors have multiple care options for a health problem, solid evidence is the compass that guides them toward the best decision. Yet despite amazing advances in medical research, patients and their doctors far too often must make critical choices without good evidence, basing their decisions on a combination of anecdotes and educated guesswork.

This is why the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was created: to fund more studies that help patients, families, and clinicians make better-informed health decisions by comparing which clinical options will be most effective given their individual needs and preferences.

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