articleNew England Journal of MedicineJan 11, 2017Closed access

Patient-Reported Outcomes — Harnessing Patients’ Voices to Improve Clinical Care

EBEthan Basch

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Abstract

Recording patient-reported outcomes electronically in real time and allowing clinicians to review longitudinal PRO reports can improve patients' quality of life, enhance patient–clinician communication, reduce emergency department utilization, and lengthen survival.

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  • Medicine
  • Emergency department
  • Quality of life (healthcare)
  • Patient care
  • Medical emergency
  • Intensive care medicine
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  • Emergency medicine
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