PCORI Releases RFP for Coordinating Center for Data Infrastructure Initiative
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We're pleased to tell you that we've issued a request for proposals to establish a Coordinating Center that will support the development of a new national network to facilitate patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER). The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, July 31, 2013.



The Coordinating Center will provide technical and logistical support to the individual components of a new National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network envisioned by PCORI. The goal of this initiative is to improve the nation's capacity to conduct CER efficiently and to learn from the health care experiences of millions of Americans by creating a large national network of health data representative of patients across the country. This network will promote broader participation of patients, clinicians, health systems, and payers in the research process and improvements in methods for conducting CER.



PCORI committed $68 million in April to the development of this National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network through the creation or expansion of up to eight health system-based Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRNs) and up to 18 Patient-Powered Research Networks (PPRNs) organized by groups of patients interested in participating in clinical research.



The Coordinating Center will provide project management to the CDRN and PPRN awardees and support other components of the initiative. It will play a critical role in fostering communication and coordination among the awardees, disseminating best practices and supporting program evaluation. The full request for proposals with details on the scope of the work and evaluation criteria is available online.The awardee is expected to be announced in September.



Additional information on PCORI's vision for the Network is available from the archives of a roundtable announcing this project, a blog post from PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH, and a new blog post from Rachael Fleurence, PhD, PCORI Acting Director, Accelerating PCOR Methods Program.



Please note, PCORI has made some changes and clarifications on our website and in the materials related to the CDRN Funding Announcement and PPRN Funding Announcement in response to feedback we've received. We encourage interested applicants to review the updated materials in advance of submitting their LOI.
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