The medical industry keeps changing and is experiencing higher medical service costs in the process. What could be the reason for such increasing healthcare costs? Well, I believe a lack of information on such costs could be one of the reasons. I also think that we, the patients, do not engage in healthcare services’ decision-making process. You must be asking how this could be possible, yet patients are not part of healthcare management.

Let’s say, for example, you seek a medical service only to be advised that you need a revolutionary procedure like surgery to cure you. After the surgery, you realize that it has affected another area in your body. A wrong decision that was, Right? As a direct consumer, it is only fair to have all the information about the healthcare service you seek. That is why PCORI exists.

What is PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute)

Patients and the whole medical fraternity have their share of challenges. On many occasions, we see them trying to research how to improve medical services. Most of these medical researchers do not finish the research task because of a lack of funds. And if they have a little fund for the research, the results become inconclusive. Since the onset of PCORI, the study on patients and their caregivers have become so easy. PCORI funds medical researchers who try to help patients and their caregivers make significant decisions on the medical care they receive daily. As a result, medical practitioners deliver better service.

PCORI program continues to bring employers in the medical industry together to help solve the problems facing patients. The employers ensure PCORI funds the healthcare researchers and also assist in setting the research priorities. Employers also assist in decision making, including the evaluation of applications. PCORI is improving its service delivery and hopes to help more patients across the United States.

PCORI fees

PCORI is a non-profit organization so, where does it get its funds? PCORI receives its funds from donors who are in support of the research initiative. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), being one of the PCORI supporters, encourages other insurance providers in the healthcare industry to support the organization directly. PCORI fees on a policy plan are determined by the average number of patients on the cover and the date it ends.

What does PCORI stand for

PCORI stands for the well-being of patients and the services they receive. Therefore, patients and other medical stakeholders’ involvement in performing a healthcare research study is essential to PCORI. They aid in the production of accurate results since they are the direct consumers of health services.

Health research comes with the hope of improving the healthcare industry. PCORI does not treat patients and other medical practitioners as research tools but as partners. It understands what it feels to make a wrong decision regarding your health. PCORI works tirelessly to make sure more patients do not fall victim to uninformed decisions. Be a part of PCORI, and let’s help our medical industry provide quality service.