Accelerating the Use of Findings from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Clinical Practice to Improve Health and Health Care

Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) studies consider the questions and outcomes that are meaningful to patients to compare the effectiveness of different prevention, diagnostic, and treatment options. PCOR also increases patient involvement in their care by providing them an opportunity to evaluate the quality, outcomes, and effectiveness of health care treatments and intervention, especially in areas where there is poor existing clinical evidence. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Healthcare Services hosted a series of public workshops to explore ways of accelerating the use of PCOR findings in clinical practice to improve health and health care. Workshop discussions touched on the role of community health workers in helping care providers see and understand the whole picture of patient lives, the need for community engagement to ensure research is conducted and applied to practice equitably, and ways of measuring the impact of efforts to disseminate and implement new practices based on PCOR. This report summarizes the discussions that took place at these workshops.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Workshop 1 Keynote: Community Health Workers3 Workshop 1, Session 1: Developing a Coordinated InterdisciplinaryApproach to Decision Making around Where to Focus AHRQ's PCORTFInvestments4 Workshop 1, Session 2: Training PCOR Investigators5 Workshop 1, Session 3: Sustainable Strategies and Digital Toolsto Expand Implementation of PCOR Findings6 Workshop 2 Keynote: Community Engagement in PCOR for HealthEquity7 Workshop 2, Session 1: Possibilities for AHRQASPEPCORICollaborations to Improve Health Equity8 Workshop 2, Session 2: Opportunities for AHRQ, ASPE, PCORICollaborations to Improve Sustainability of Their Efforts9 Workshop 3, Session 1: Measuring the Impact of DisseminationProjects10 Workshop 3, Session 2: Measuring the Impact of DisseminationProjects Part 211 Workshop 4, Session 1: Effective Communication Tools12 Workshop 4, Session 2: Informing Evidence-Based Policy MakingReferencesAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: Workshop AgendasAppendix C: Biographical Sketches of the SpeakersAppendix D: AHRQ's PCORTF Investment Strategic Framework