Papers - Patient-Reported-Outcomes

Patient-Reported Outcomes

“Patient-Reoirted Outcomes– Are They Living Up to Their Potential?”

Baumhauer, NEJM

• Compares PROMIS with Gait-Analysis (GAITRite)
• Integration: Separate UI visualize scores and CDS.
• Scores stored on a separate server linked to PHI in EHR.
• Benefits of scores for Institutions, Patient, Population level

“The Role of Technical Advances in the Adoption and Integration of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Care”

By Roxanne E Jensen, PubMed

• Identifies benefits of PRO usage across a diverse set of clinical settings
  • Primary Care
  • Acute Care
  • Chronic Management
  • Specialist Care
  • Poplulation Evaluation
• Symptom management: Tracks intended / unintended treatment effects
• Outcome Assessment: Rx effectiveness
• Quality Improvement: Population
• Key Elements of Integration:
  1. Identification / Selection of PRO content
  2. Clincial Workflow
     1. Assessment Logistics
     2. Score Reporting
  3. Infrastructure
     1. Data Collection
     2. Data Integration
  4. Outcomes