Using patient-reported outcomes in routine practice: three novel use cases and implications.

Area of Science:

• Health Services Research
• Clinical Informatics
• Patient-Centered Care

Background:

• Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) offer insights into patient perceptions of illness burden.
• Longitudinal tracking of PROs can illuminate changes in patient health status over time.
• Current clinical practice faces challenges in effectively integrating PROs into routine care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide principles and lessons learned for utilizing PROs in clinical settings.
• To demonstrate the feasibility of overcoming challenges in routine PRO implementation.
• To showcase how PROs can improve patient outcomes through data integration.

Main Methods:

• Review of principles and lessons learned from PRO implementation.
• Presentation of three detailed case studies illustrating PRO integration in clinical practice.
• Analysis of strategies for embedding patient-generated data into clinical workflows.

Main Results:

• Active use of PROs by clinicians at the point of service facilitates understanding of longitudinal patient changes.
• Successful integration of PROs can advance shared decision-making, patient engagement, and self-care.
• Case studies demonstrate the successful embedding of patient-generated data into care for outcome improvement and research.

Conclusions:

• Routine clinical use of PROs is feasible and beneficial for improving patient outcomes.
• Integrating patient-generated data into the care flow enhances patient engagement and self-management.
• PROs serve as a valuable tool for tracking outcomes and supporting clinical research.