In This Week’s Issue:
  
1. Alliance for Aging Research: Promoting Wellness in Older Adults with Mental Illnesses and Substance Use Disorders: Call to Action to All Stakeholders, click here to read the white paper. 
2. Request for Comment: AHRQ Library of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Resources, click here for details.
3. PCORI Podcast: Asking Questions, Researching Answers to Help Improve Medical Care, click here to listen to the podcast.  
4. Video: It All Starts with Patient Engagement, click here to watch the video.
5. Patient EngagementHIT: Walgreens, Humana Partner for Senior Patient Access to Care, click here to read the article.
6. HealthTech Magazine: How Telemedicine Helps Healthcare Organizations Improve Patient Engagement and Satisfaction, click here to read the article.
7. FDA Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain, click here to register.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
9. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.

In This Week’s Issue:
  
1. The PCORI Blog: Connecting Patient and Family Groups with Health Researchers, click here to read the blog
2. Foundation Fighting Blindness and CheckedUp Partner to Educate Retinal-Disease Patients About Research, Resources, and Emerging Therapies During Doctor Visits, click here to read the press release.  
3. Briefing — Endometriosis: Erasing Stigma, Improving Patient Care, click here to RSVP.
4. Healthcare Dive — Fight for Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Heats Up, click here to read the article.
5. Clinical Leader: What's Next In Patient Engagement?, click here to read the article.
6. Patient EngagementHIT: FDA Recommits to Patient-Centered Care, Patient Access to Care, click here to read the article.
7. Request for Comment: AHRQ Library of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Resources, click here for details.
8. FDA Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain, click here to register.
9. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
10. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
11. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.

In This Week’s Issue:
  
1. Dr. Selby: Patient-Centered Care Requires Breaking Old Traditions, click here to read the op-ed
2. Global Healthy Living Foundation to Present at the VA Medical Device Registry Summit, click here to read the press release.
3. Briefing — Endometriosis: Erasing Stigma, Improving Patient Care, click here to RSVP.
4. Request for Comment: AHRQ Library of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Resources, click here for details.
5. PCORI Board of Governors Meeting: April 30, 2018, click here to view.
6. Patient EngagementHIT: AHA Launches Strategy for Patient-Centered Care for Aging Patients, click here to read the article.
7. FDA Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain, click here to register.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
9. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.

In This Week’s Issue:
  
1. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Funding Opportunity: Measure Development for the Quality Payment Program, click here to apply.
2. Request for Comment: AHRQ Library of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Resources, click here for details.
3. At ISPOR’s 23rd Annual Meeting, PIPC Executive Director Sara van Geertruyden Discusses the Consequences of Flawed Value Assessments in Healthcare, see details below.
4. Bloomberg: The Doctors Who Hate Insurance So Much They Go Without It, click here to read the article. 
5. PAF Partners with National Prostate Cancer Groups to Conduct Survey of Patient Preferences, Values, and Experiences, click here to read the survey. 
6. MS Groups Working to Advance Patient-Reported Outcomes in Research, Patient Care and Treatment Development, click here to read the article.
7. FDA Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain, click here to register.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
9.Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.