VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation ofresearch findings to improve patient outcomes

VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation ofresearch findings to improve patient outcomes

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is naming Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.It often takes years between publication of research results and the actual widespread and effective use of those results in clinical practice.As a participant in PCORI’s Health …