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

• Published in: Innovations in pharmacy Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Perfetto, Eleanor M., Schrandt, Suz, Escontrías, Omar A., Burke, Laurie B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 10.10.2023
• Subjects: Letter
• ISSN: 2155-0417; 2155-0417
• DOI: 10.24926/iip.v14i1.5264

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.