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PCORI approves $80.5 million for health research using novel approaches to tackle social and clinical care factors that contribute to maternal health inequities

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $80.5 million to support four new, ambitious patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies focused on both the health care and social factors that contribute to inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality. The trials are among 30 CER studies and related projects recently approved for PCORI funding.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing that these challenges are influenced by factors beyond clinical care, these studies will evaluate multicomponent interventions that address both health care and social determinants of health.
  • "The usual approaches to health research and health care have not sufficiently addressed the alarming and worsening national crisis of maternal death and severe illness," said PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, M.D., MPH.
  • All funding awards were approved pending a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and the issuance of formal award contracts.
  • With these latest awards, PCORI has invested more than $4.5 billion to fund patient-centered CER and support other projects.

PCORI approves $225 million in funding for dozens of health research studies and related projects

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling $225 million, which include $207 million to support 20 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies. By comparing various approaches to care, these studies will help fill evidence gaps related to maternal illness and death, adolescent mental health, delirium in older adults, cardiovascular disease and a range of other high-burden health conditions.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling $225 million, which include $207 million to support 20 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies.
  • "These latest awards demonstrate PCORI's ongoing commitment to funding important research addressing evidence gaps on key health issues, including the persistent and worsening crisis of maternal morbidity and mortality and the related alarming disparities."
  • All funding awards were approved pending a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and the issuance of formal award contracts.
  • With these latest awards, PCORI has invested more than $4.5 billion to fund patient-centered CER and support other projects.

Improving Health in Alabama: Auburn University Nursing faculty enlist community support to address health care needs of Alabama's most vulnerable

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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"In the United States, African American women experience pregnancy-related deaths at a rate three to four times higher than white women," added Ware.

Key Points: 
  • "In the United States, African American women experience pregnancy-related deaths at a rate three to four times higher than white women," added Ware.
  • Because of her sister and the complications other family members endured during pregnancy, Ware has devoted her research at Auburn to improving maternal health outcomes in Alabama.
  • In general, Hispanics have limited access to health care, which leads to poor health outcomes and increased susceptibility to certain disease states.
  • The pair collaborate with leaders across Lee County, Alabama, to improve access to health care for these families.

PCORI approves $208 million for research on heart disease, chronic disease, palliative care and a range of conditions impacting people of all ages

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $208 million to support 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, including four trials of particularly large scale and scope tackling complex questions. All the approved studies aim to fill evidence gaps and enhance health care decision making with a focus on a variety of high-burden concerns.

Key Points: 
  • All the approved studies aim to fill evidence gaps and enhance health care decision making with a focus on a variety of high-burden concerns.
  • Delivery of palliative care led by specialists versus trained general care practitioners to seriously ill hospitalized patients.
  • All funding awards were approved pending a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and the issuance of formal award contracts.
  • With these latest awards, PCORI has invested more than $4 billion to fund patient-centered CER and other research-related projects.

DiaMedica Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Dr. Richard Kuntz to the Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: DMAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on acute ischemic stroke and other vascular diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Kuntz to its Board of Directors effective May 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: DMAC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on acute ischemic stroke and other vascular diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Kuntz to its Board of Directors effective May 30, 2023.
  • Dr. Richard Kuntz recently retired from Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) where he was the Chief Medical Officer & Scientific Officer and a member of the Executive Committee.
  • Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and President, Neuromodulation of Medtronic from October 2005 to August 2009.
  • Before joining Medtronic, he was the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Harvard Clinical Research Institute in Boston.

Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Created to Bolster Pediatric Cures, Treatments

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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PHOENIX, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems, and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, today announced the creation of The Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, a collaboration that will allow clinicians to accelerate research efforts.

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  • PHOENIX, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems, and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, today announced the creation of The Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, a collaboration that will allow clinicians to accelerate research efforts.
  • "This institute formalizes a longstanding research collaboration between Phoenix Children's and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix," said Robert L. Meyer, President and CEO of Phoenix Children's.
  • Vlad Kalinichenko, MD, PhD will serve as director for the Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, and professor of Child Health with tenure.
  • He will work alongside pediatric cancer research luminary Stewart Goldman, MD , senior vice president of research for Phoenix Children's and chair of the Department of Child Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

PCORI approves $123 million for research on postpartum care, hypertension management, antibiotic prescribing and a range of conditions

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $123 million to support 15 new research studies. These studies aim to fill evidence gaps, enhance research methods, or improve health care decision making for a range of high-burden concerns among adults and children, including postpartum complications occurring in populations experiencing the greatest disparities in health outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $123 million to support 15 new research studies.
  • This research also will contribute data and strategies to help achieve health equity, one of PCORI's National Priorities for Health."
  • All funding awards were approved pending a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and the issuance of formal award contracts.
  • With these latest awards, PCORI has invested approximately $4 billion to fund patient-centered CER and other research-related projects.

Mercy Chosen for Groundbreaking New Initiative to Speed Patient Access to Improved Care

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Monday, March 6, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care research has long-lasting impacts on diagnosis and treatment, but it takes an estimated average of 17 years for published research results to be widely put into practice. For patients, that delay can have profound impact.

Key Points: 
  • "Participating in this program will enable us to be even more proactive in speeding adoption of new evidence-based care that matter most to our patients."
  • As a participant in PCORI's Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII), Mercy brings its innovative, on-the-ground experience and expertise in health care delivery to develop and implement viable strategies for actively adopting new evidence.
  • Through this program, Mercy will have the opportunity to prepare proposals for projects that will speed the latest research-informed care improvements to larger numbers of patients.
  • Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies.

Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes chosen to accelerate patient outcomes research to clinical care

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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In efforts to accelerate the implementation of practice-changing research results into clinical care to improve patients’ outcomes, Northwell Health's The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been chosen, among 41 other U.S. health systems nationwide, by The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to participate in its Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII).

Key Points: 
  • In efforts to accelerate the implementation of practice-changing research results into clinical care to improve patients’ outcomes, Northwell Health's The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been chosen, among 41 other U.S. health systems nationwide, by The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to participate in its Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII).
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    As a participant in PCORI’s HSII, Northwell, New York’s largest health system, and the Feinstein Institutes, Northwell’s home of research, will use their clinical excellence and research expertise to help develop and implement viable strategies that will ultimately improve patient care and outcomes.
  • Northwell’s wide range of patient populations and access to different communities from all backgrounds and walks of life results in diverse research and data, which uniquely position the Feinstein Institutes to conduct practice-changing evidence-based studies.
  • PCORI is an independent, non-profit organization that funds comparative clinical effectiveness research, which provides patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence to make better-informed health and health care decisions.

PCORI launches pioneering initiative offering up to $50 million to boost uptake of practice-changing health research findings in real-world settings

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today kicked off a multiyear initiative with an initial investment of $50 million to advance the uptake of practice-changing comparative clinical effectiveness research results into health care practice with the selection of 42 U.S. health systems to participate in its groundbreaking Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII). In addition, PCORI initiated the first in two stages of HSII funding, focusing on initial capacity-building efforts.

Key Points: 
  • In addition, PCORI initiated the first in two stages of HSII funding, focusing on initial capacity-building efforts.
  • The array of participating health systems representing a wide range of care settings and populations will develop and implement viable strategies to actively advance the adoption of new evidence in health care delivery.
  • Each participating health system can receive up to $500,000 for a project that supports preparation for future implementation strategies and program evaluation.
  • They include academic medical centers, community-based systems, integrated health care delivery and finance systems, safety net health systems, faith-based systems, public health care delivery systems, and a medical center within the Veterans Health Administration.