Bloodworth, Robin
Hemphill, Rachel
Forsythe, Laura P.
Mohan, Carolyn
Nolton, Esther C.
Abadi, Ponta
Stewart, Lisa J.
Woodward, Krista P.
Article History
Received: 16 September 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 1 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved and granted exempt status by Advarra’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). Per the IRB-approved protocols, informed consent was not obtained for secondary analysis of reviewer score data and other administrative data previously collected during PCORI’s merit review process (Case # Pro00048693); reviewers received information about PCORI’s privacy policy and use of data prior to participating in merit review. For the reviewer survey, reviewers received information about the purpose of data collection, the voluntary nature of the survey, and data privacy and use; voluntary participation in the survey after receiving this information was considered a proxy for written informed consent (Case # Pro00049722).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.