The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors has approved 21 people to serve as the first members of the non-profits Advisory Panel on Communication and Dissemination Research (CDR).
The PCORI is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that was authorized by Congress as part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Its mandate is to provide information and research that helps patients, caregivers, clinicians, employers, insurers, and policy makers make informed health decisions. That research covers a wide array of topics, including those related to home health.
The members of the new CDR advisory panel will lend their expertise and experience to help PCORI’s CDR program identify and prioritize key topics in the field for future research. The CDR panel’s 21 members represent a range of healthcare stakeholders, including patients, clinicians, researchers, payors and industry.
“Research on how best to communicate and disseminate research results is vital because as the number of healthcare options grows, so does the need for patients and their clinicians to have useful information about what works best to help them make fully informed decisions,” said Jean Slutsky, PA, MSPH, chief engagement and dissemination officer and director of the CDR Program for PCORI. “We’ll benefit from the insights of this knowledgeable and diverse group of advisory panelists.”
