Improving quality of care through patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): expert interviews using the NHS PROMs Programme and the Swedish quality registers for knee and hip arthroplasty as examples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been integrated in national quality registries or specific national monitoring initiatives to inform the improvement of quality of care on a national scale. However there are many unanswered questions, such as: how these systems are set up, whether they lead to improved quality of care, which stakeholders use the information once it is available. The aim of this study was to examine supporting and hindering factors relevant to integrating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in selected health information systems (HIS) tailored toward improving quality of care across the entire health system.

Methods

First, a systematic search and review was conducted to outline previously identified factors relevant to the integ

SUBMITTER: Prodinger B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5803859 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature