Patient reported outcome measures could help transform healthcare.
Routine use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) has the potential to help transform healthcare, SAYS NICK BLACK: . Not only can PROMs help patients and clinicians make better decisions, but they can also enable comparisons of providers' performances to stimulate improvements in services.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK. nick.black@lshtm.ac.uk
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D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010361:Patients; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*