Outcomes Research

1. OUTCOMES
RESEARCH
Mary Grace Patel
Touro University Nevada

2. Outcomes Research Defined
 Studies about the effects of care and treatments
on individuals and populations
 Describes research concerned with the
effectiveness of public-health interventions and
health services
(Schmidt & Brown, 2015)

3. Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ)
 U.S. government agency functioning as a part
of the Department of Health & Human
Services (HHS)
 Supports research to help improve the quality
of health care
(AHRQ, 2018)

4. Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Institute (PCORI)
 United States-based non-governmental
institute created as part of a modification to the
Social Security Act by clauses in the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
 Government-sponsored organization charged
w/ investigating the relative effectiveness of
various medical treatments
 Medicare considers the Institute's research in
the determining what sorts of therapies it will
cover
(PCORI, 2018)

5. AHRQ vs. PCORI
 AHRQ invests
in research and
evidence to
make health
care safer and
improve quality
 PCORI offers
patients and
caregivers the
information they
need to make
important healthcare
decisions

6. AHRQ Outcomes Research
 The misuse of and
addiction to opioids
is a public health
crisis. More
research is needed
for combating opioid
abuse.
 Disparities in health
and health care are
pervasive and often
overlapping in other
central topics.
(AHRQ, 2018)
Useful Research: Opioids
Less Useful Research:
Disparities

7. PCORI Outcomes Research
 Healthcare
providers need
guidance about
what works to help
patients manage
their pain and to
avoid or minimize
the risks associated
with opioids
 Health systems are
not regularly
collecting this
information, thus a
less useful
outcomes research
(PCORI, 2018)
Useful Research: Opioids
Prescribing
Less Useful Research: Physicians
vastly underestimate patients’
willingness to share sexual
orientation

8. References
 AHRQ (2018). Research Findings. Retrieved
from: https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final
-reports/prospectscare/index.html
 PCORI (2018). Research Results. Retrieved
from: https://www.pcori.org/research-
results/explore-our-portfolio/highlights-pcori-
funded-research-results
 Schmidt, N.A., and Brown, J.M. (2015). Evidence
Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and
Application of Research. Burlington, MA: Jones &
Bartlett Learning