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Incorporating the patient’s voice into electronic health records through patient-reported outcomes as the “review of systems”

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Owing to lack of standardization for eliciting patient symptoms, the limited time available during clinical encounters, and the often-competing priorities of patients and providers, providers may not appreciate the full spectrum of the patient's symptom experience. Using electronically collected patient-reported outcomes to capture the review of system outside of the clinic visit may not only improve the efficiency, completeness, and accuracy of data collection for the review of system, but also provide the opportunity to operationalize incorporating the patient's voice into the electronic health record. While the necessary technology is already available, multiple stakeholders, including electronic health record vendors, clinicians, researchers, and professional societies, need to align their interests before this can become a widespread reality.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocu007

Authors: Arlene E Chung, Ethan M Basch

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Electronic Health Records Systems

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities