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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission was to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers, and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to continually seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.
ICU teams participated in the PCOR-ICU Collaborative: Improving Care for Critically Ill Patients and Families Through Research Dissemination and Implementation. This program was funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (2626-SCCM).
Led by SCCM Executive Committee members Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FAAN, FCCM, and Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, the PCOR-ICU Collaborative brought together ICU teams to implement patient- and family-centered care initiatives.
The teams participated in a 10 month collaborative to implement a patient and family engagement initiative focusing on one of the following initiatives: