PCORI Critics Emerge As Institute Formally Releases Draft Methods Report
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
As the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute opens the public comment period for its draft methodology report, criticisms on the institute's direction are beginning to surface, including accusations that it is becoming just another AHRQ or NIH.
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