INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy (Feb 2023)

Patient-Centered Core Impacts Sets (PC-CIS): What They Are and What They Are Not

  • Eleanor M. Perfetto,
  • Suz Schrandt,
  • Omar A. Escontrías,
  • Laurie B. Burke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v14i1.5264
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1

Abstract

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Letter to the Editor We are writing regarding the Innovations in Pharmacy commentary entitled, “Evidentiary Standards for Patient-Centered Core Impact Value Claims.”(1) We thank Dr. Langley for commenting on the National Health Council’s work on patient-centered core impact sets (PC-CIS), an initiative spearheaded by the nonprofit organization and its membership with multi-stakeholder representation and input.(2-4) While we have tried to be clear and transparent about the intent of PC-CIS, the commentary made it apparent to us we need to (and will) do more to be explicit about what a PC-CIS is and is not, and its possible downstream uses. We believe the PC-CIS concept was misrepresented in the commentary and want to provide clarification for readers so they can consider the merits of the initiative for themselves.