Health Care Horizon Scanning

Want to be in the know about innovations with the potential to change health care? Here’s a database of advancements created by the Patient-CenteredOutcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that you should know about. The database is called PCORI Health Care Horizon Scanning System.

Horizon scanning is a process that looks to the future of areas such as:

• access to care
• care delivery processes and settings
• costs of care
• current treatment models
• health care infrastructure
• health disparities
• patient health outcomes

Conditions covered in this database include:

• Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
• cancer
• cardiovascular diseases
• infectious diseases (including COVID-19)
• mental and behavioral health conditions
• rare diseases

Over half of the entries cover a wide range of rare diseases; cardiovascular diseases make up about three out of ten entries. Most of the interventions are pharmaceutical. Other interventions include gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies, and immunotherapy.

Trends that are likely to cause changes in the health care system within the next three years are also noted for various medical conditions. The category with the most studied trends is cancer. The two top covered trend themes are treatment models and artificial intelligence.

Video tutorials and downloadable guides to help you use the Horizon Scanning Database are available here: https://horizonscandb.pcori.org/tutorials

Would you like to provide your input as a stakeholder into the horizon scanning process? You will read a short report on a treatment or trend and comment on its potential to improve health care. You might receive a cash honorarium for your input. Here is the application form: https://ecri.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hyd6IfC4QenVFc

Enjoy learning about advancements in care options and new treatments that have potential to change US health care.