INVITED COMMENTARY

ncmedicaljournal.com The current clinical research system does not produce high-quality evidence quickly enough to support health care deci-sion making. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet) embodies a novel strategy for creating a national “network of networks ” that is capable of signifi-cantly accelerating evidence generation to support a learn-ing health system. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet) [1] represents the confluence of several evolving concepts in clinical care and biomedical research. First among these is the view that patients should be involved in the prioritization, design, conduct, analysis, interpreta-tion, and dissemination of research. Second is the belief that patients, caregivers, health care providers, and systems will be able to make better decisions about health and healt