Patient‐centered Outcomes Research in Emergency Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

The Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was established by Congress in 2010 to promote the conduct of research that could better inform patients in making decisions that reflect their desired health outcomes. PCORI has established five national priorities for research around which s...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 2016-04, Vol.23 (4), p.497-502
Main Authors: Rising, Kristin L., Carr, Brendan G., Hess, Erik P., Meisel, Zachary F., Ranney, Megan L., Vogel, Jody A., Gerson, Lowell W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Decision Making
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Funding
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Information Dissemination
Medical research
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - organization & administration
Patient Outcome Assessment
Patient-Centered Care - organization & administration
Quality Improvement - organization & administration
United States
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Summary:The Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was established by Congress in 2010 to promote the conduct of research that could better inform patients in making decisions that reflect their desired health outcomes. PCORI has established five national priorities for research around which specific funding opportunities are issued: 1) assessment of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options; 2) improving healthcare systems; 3) communication and dissemination research; 4) addressing disparities; and 5) improving methods for conducting patient‐centered outcomes research. To date, implementation of patient‐centered research in the emergency care setting has been limited, in part because of perceived challenges in meeting PCORI priorities such as the need to focus on a specific disease state or to have planned follow up. We suggest that these same factors that have been seen as challenges to performing patient‐centered research within the emergency setting are also potential strengths to be leveraged to conduct PCORI research. This paper explores factors unique to patient‐centered emergency care research and highlights specific areas of potential alignment within each PCORI priority.
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/acem.12944