Getting the Word Out: Help Shape Our Plan for Peer-Reviewing and Making Our Primary Research Results Publicly Available | PCORI

"At PCORI, our mandate is to both support comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and get the results of those studies out to those who need them. It’s a task we take seriously as we build a body of funded research focused on helping patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about the health and healthcare choices they face. The law that authorized our creation set two tests we must meet as our funded research starts to produce findings of interest to patients, clinicians, payers, employers, industry, and other stakeholders. First, we must peer-review our primary research—that is, ask appropriate experts to assess the results for scientific integrity and adherence to our Methodology Standards. Second, we must make the results available within a specific time period—no later than 90 days from the 'conduct or receipt' of the research findings—in a form understandable and useful to patients, clinicians, and the general public.  This is a substantial challenge, but one we’re excited to embrace as part of our commitment to fund research that will answer questions important to patients and improve care and outcomes. And to be sure we do this most effectively, we need your help.   We’ve just announced and posted a draft plan for how we will meet our obligation to peer-review our research and make the results publicly available, and we welcome your input during the official public comment period, which runs through 11:59 pm (ET) on November 7.   You can provide comments through our website. We’ll review all comments, analyze them for themes and trends, and then revise our proposal as needed to address the feedback. You can see all comments on our website shortly after they’re submitted, and we’ll provide a full report on how we addressed them when we update the proposal for our Board to consider for approval early next year.  We’ve already started hearing from many of our stakeholders, both individuals and organizations. We held  a public forum on our draft plan in Washington, DC, on September 29; about 150 people attended in person and via webcast. We will hold a public webinar on October 29 as another opportunity for you to learn about what we propose ..."