Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) studies consider the questions and outcomes that are meaningful to patients to compare the effectiveness of different prevention, diagnostic, and treatment options. PCOR also increases patient involvement in their care by providing them an opportunity to evaluate the quality, outcomes, and effectiveness of health care treatments and intervention, especially in areas where there is poor existing clinical evidence. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Healthcare Services hosted a series of public workshops to explore ways of accelerating the use of PCOR findings in clinical practice to improve health and health care. Workshop discussions touched on the role of community health workers in helping care providers see and understand the whole picture of patient lives, the need for community engagement to ensure research is conducted and applied to practice equitably, and ways of measuring the impact of efforts to disseminate and implement new practices based on PCOR. This report summarizes the discussions that took place at these workshops.

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Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Workshop 1 Keynote: Community Health Workers 3 Workshop 1, Session 1: Developing a Coordinated Interdisciplinary Approach to Decision Making around Where to Focus AHRQ's PCORTF Investments 4 Workshop 1, Session 2: Training PCOR Investigators 5 Workshop 1, Session 3: Sustainable Strategies and Digital Tools to Expand Implementation of PCOR Findings 6 Workshop 2 Keynote: Community Engagement in PCOR for Health Equity 7 Workshop 2, Session 1: Possibilities for AHRQASPEPCORI Collaborations to Improve Health Equity 8 Workshop 2, Session 2: Opportunities for AHRQ, ASPE, PCORI Collaborations to Improve Sustainability of Their Efforts 9 Workshop 3, Session 1: Measuring the Impact of Dissemination Projects 10 Workshop 3, Session 2: Measuring the Impact of Dissemination Projects Part 2 11 Workshop 4, Session 1: Effective Communication Tools 12 Workshop 4, Session 2: Informing Evidence-Based Policy Making References Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Workshop Agendas Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Speakers Appendix D: AHRQ's PCORTF Investment Strategic Framework