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Building the data capacity for patient-centered outcomes research: The 2021 annual report

Dullabh P, Dhopeshwarkar R, Hovey L, Desai P, Jimenez F, Callaham M, Kane R, Heaney-Huls K, Lumsden S, Smith S.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of the Secretary’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (OS-PCORTF) Annual Report highlights the accomplishments of 34 multi-agency projects funded through the OS-PCORTF to build data capacity and support the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance science and improve knowledge about the comparative effectiveness of health care interventions. For Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021), the report focuses on projects aligned with four national health priorities—Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), maternal health, social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity, and the opioid crisis. The report also highlights projects that completed their work in 2021 and provides links to the publicly available products they have developed to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR).

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Dullabh P, Dhopeshwarkar R, Hovey L, et al. Building the Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The 2021 Annual Report. Washington, DC: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. May 20, 2022. Available online.