PCORnet® 2020: current state, accomplishments, and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe PCORnet, a clinical research network developed for patient-centered outcomes research on a national scale.

Study design and setting

Descriptive study of the current state and future directions for PCORnet. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of the health systems and patient populations of the 9 Clinical Research Networks and 2 Health Plan Research Networks that are part of PCORnet.

Results

Within the Clinical Research Networks, electronic health data are currently collected from 337 hospitals, 169,695 physicians, 3,564 primary care practices, 338 emergency departments, and 1,024 community clinics. Patients can be recruited for prospective studies from any of these clinical sites. The Clinical Research Networks have accumulated data from 80 mil

SUBMITTER: Forrest CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521354 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature