title: Toward a better understanding of patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice.
abstract: Current shifts toward patient-centered healthcare and accountable payment options point to the more personalized production of better health, not just healthcare, as a next organizational paradigm. Transformation to a system geared toward promoting health requires us to think broadly about what it means to engage patients meaningfully, to give them a voice in their health and care, and to capture more of their varied experience and attitudes beyond the provider visit. The collection and use of patient-reported outcome data into electronic health records represents an important step forward for the transition to a more patient-centered health system. We set out an agenda for better understanding how and when patient-reported outcomes may improve patient health and care experience.
authors.forename: Asaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitton
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onega
authors.forename: Anna N A
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Tosteson
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, 1620 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120. E-mail: jhaas@partners.org.
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D057566:Self Report; D014481:United States