Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Most employers have little or no access to summary information about their employees’ care experiences and outcomes. Yet tracking the effectiveness of health treatments and interventions is pivotal to improving care quality, enhancing the patient experience, supporting value-based care and reducing costs.

PBGH is leading a national initiative to achieve universal adoption of patient-reported outcome measures. Patient-reported outcomes offer an ideal means for gaining insight into the care process. They support more accurate and detailed assessments of treatment efficacy and also help reduce inappropriate and costly care. In addition, patient-reported outcome measures serve as an accurate predictor of an employee’s quality of life, productivity and ability to return to work.

PBGH has developed a comprehensive, multiyear plan for achieving universal adoption of patient-reported outcome measures. Our strategy involves:

Demonstrating the feasibility of collecting patient-reported outcomes at scale in communities nationwide
Creating momentum behind patient-reported outcome implementations by recruiting the support of influential stakeholders, including government agencies and major payer, provider and consumer groups
Encouraging the adoption of consistent payment programs and the data infrastructure necessary to support universal use of patient reporting in routine care

As part of this effort, PBGH is engaging in federal policy discussions to support the integration of self-reporting in Medicare payment reform programs and other care redesign initiatives.

Program Staff

PROMs Strategy Policy Advisory Committee

National PROMs Strategy Steering Committee

Programs and Initiatives

Patient-Reported Outcomes — Oncology

This pioneering PBGH patient-reporting program seeks to track variations in symptoms experienced by patients undergoing curative chemotherapy to help optimize their treatments and ease their transition to cancer survivorship.

Patient-Reported Outcomes — Mental Health

PBGH develops, implements and tests patient-reported mental health measures to improve treatment.

Resources

Public Commentary: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Oncology

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Case Studies

Patient Outcomes Matter Project Brief

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Patient Outcomes Matter Issue Brief

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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Oncology Technical Expert Panel Summaries

Patient Reported Outcomes Measures Comment Letter Oncology Care First 12/11/19

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Patient Reported Outcomes Measures Comment Letter 9/29/19

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Patient-Reported Outcomes—Oncology Public Commentary Report

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Involving Employers in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Using Outcomes Information

Measuring What Matters

Program Staff

Randa Deaton

Vice President, Purchaser Engagement

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David Lansky

Senior Advisor

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PROMs Strategy Policy Advisory Committee

Andrew Baskin, MD

National Medical Director, Clinical Quality, Aetna

Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH

Medical Director of Patient Reported Outcomes and PROMIS University of Rochester Medical Center

Zahid W. Butt, MD, FACG

President & Chief Executive Officer, Medisolv

John Caloyeras, PhD

Director, Global Health Economics, Value-Based Partnerships Lead, Amgen

Christopher Dezii, RN, MBA, CPHQ

Retired (Formerly Director, Healthcare Quality and Performance Measures Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)

Sara van Geertruyden, JD

Executive Director Partnership to Improve Patient Care

Gary Okano, PhD

Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Lucia Savage, JD

Chief Privacy and Regulatory Officer, Omada Health

Shoshanna Sofaer, DrPH, MPH

Independent Consultant, Health Research & Policy

Neil W. Wagle, MD, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, Devoted Health

National PROMs Strategy Steering Committee

Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil

President and CEO, National Quality Forum

Amy Compton-Phillips, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Providence Health & Services

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, FACP

Executive Vice President and CEO, Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)

Patrice Holtz, BSN, MBA

Sr. Advisory, Quality Performance Measurement, Policy & Programs Group, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)

Kelsey Lang, MPP

Senior Director, Public Affairs - Policy, Novo Nordisk

Sally Okun, RN, MMHS

Director, Policy & Ethics, UnitedHealth Group R&D

Derek Robinson, MD, MBA

Vice President of Enterprise Quality and Accreditation, Health Care Service Corporation

Dana Safran, Sc.D.

Senior Vice President, Value Based Care & Population Health, WELL Health, Inc.

Michelle Schreiber, MD

Director, Quality Measurement & Value Based Incentives Group (QMVIG), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Rachel Clark Sisodia, MD

Senior Medical Director for Specialty Care and Patient Reported Outcomes, Mass General Brigham

Tracy Spinks

Director, Medical Clinical Operations – Oncology Value Creation Team, UnitedHealthcare

Reena Duseja, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Quality Measurement & Value Based Incentives Group (QMVIG), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Aparna Higgins

Liaison for Policy Advisory Committee, representing America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

Tanisha Carino

Retired, representing GlaxoSmithKline

Evelyn Whitlock

Retired, representing Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Kate Goodrich

Retired, representing CMS