Achieving Diagnostic Excellence: Roadmaps to Develop and Use Patient-Reported Measures With an Equity Lens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic excellence refers to the optimal process to attain an accurate and precise explanation about a patient's condition and incorporates the perspectives of patients and their care partners. Patient-reported measures (PRMs), designed to capture patient-reported information, have potential to contribute to achieving diagnostic excellence. We aimed to craft a set of roadmaps illustrating goals and guiding the development of PRMs for diagnostic excellence ("Roadmaps").

Methods

We used iterative inputs from environmental literature scans, expert consultations, and patient voice and employed human-centred design (HCD) and equity-focused road-mapping. The culminating activity of these approaches was an Expert Convening.

Results

Use of PRMs can achieve multi

SUBMITTER: McDonald KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365170 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature