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[Background and possible use of ROM in mental health care]
1Afdeling Onderzoek en Monitoring, GGZ NHN, Postbus. a.nugter@ggz-nhn.nl
Background:
Routine outcome measurement or monitoring ROM has attracted worldwide attention largely as a result of developments in the field of quality care and scientific research.
Aim:
To provide insight into the significance of ROM for Dutch mental health care.
Method:
We consulted scientific literature on the following subjects: research and its applicability for clinical practice, quality improvement, ROM instruments and their implementation.
Results:
ROM means that the outcomes of treatment and care are measured routinely as part of the plan-do-check-act cycle aimed at quality improvement. Measurement instruments are selected on clinical, scientific and practical grounds. ROM can be used in four main ways: for the treatment of individual patients, for the testing of policy, for benchmarking and for research. With regards to the implementation of rom, a combined top-down, bottom-up approach is preferable to an entirely top-down or bottom-up approach.
Conclusion:
ROM can help to improve the quality of mental health care because it involves the standardized use of outcome measures and comprehensive databases.
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