PCORnet®: A Network of Networks
PCORnet® is a national resource that offers the kind of research ecosystem that has long been pursued: a fully integrated network where vast, highly representative health data, research expertise, and patient insights are built-in and accessible from the very start. The infrastructure of PCORnet® is well established, meaning that PCORnet® Network Partners know how to maximize the value of these connections to deliver fast, trustworthy answers that advance health outcomes.
More than just a data source, PCORnet® is a full-scale research infrastructure designed to make studies faster, easier, and more impactful.
Investigators, patients, and engagement teams affiliated with PCORnet® have deep experience in conducting a range of study designs that include meaningful stakeholder engagement. The PCORnet® infrastructure offers the following resources to researchers interested in using PCORnet® to support both interventional and observational research:
- PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) that can participate as clinical sites in randomized research trials
- These Network Partners include PaTH, a clinical research network that utilizes patient empowered research to address the questions and concerns that matter most to the communities we serve. Rush is a member of the PaTH network.
- Actively engaged patients, clinicians, and health systems
- Preexisting, standardized, curated, and research-ready clinical data on clinical outcomes and details of specific procedures, treatments, disease severity, and comorbid illnesses through the PCORnet® Common Data Model (CDM)
- Support for trial design and feasibility assessments and to inform study power calculations
The PCORnet® Front Door is a central gateway point for anyone seeking to use PCORnet resources. Once users have reached out, the Coordinating Center for PCORnet® sets up a consultation to clarify the request and convert the question into a query to send out to the PCORnet® Network Partners for the best fit.
Contact Us
To learn more about the role of PCORnet® for research at Rush, please contact David Sedillo.