title: Using Chronic Pain Outcomes Data to Improve Outcomes.
abstract: Standardization of care that is derived from analysis of outcomes data can lead to improvements in quality and efficiency of care. The outcomes data should be validated, standardized, and integrated into ongoing patient care with minimal burden on the patient and health care team. This article describes the organization and workflow of a chronic pain clinic registry designed to collect and analyze patient data for quality improvement and dissemination. Future efforts in using mobile technology and integrating patient-reported outcome data in the electronic health records have the potential to offer new and improved models of comprehensive pain management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Pain Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1305 York Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Neel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, LC-519A, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Inturrisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health Sciences, Health System Innovation and Research Division, University of Utah, School of Medicine, 295 Chipeta Way, Room 1N461, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Pain Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1305 York Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: Lrw9003@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Witkin
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D014481:United States
keywords: Analysis of patient data; Electronic health record integration; Mobile health; Outcomes data collection; Patient-reported outcomes; Practice-based evidence; Quality improvement