Using patient reported outcomes to improve health care

Introduction -- A primer on patient reported outcomes (PROs) -- Patients: information and choice -- Clinicians: clinical decision making -- Hospitals: managing clinical quality -- Commissioners: quality, value for money and fairness -- Regulation, value for money and productivity -- Where next for patient reported outcomes?

A practical, introductory guide to the best use of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) to improve the quality of health care and patient health. This is the only title to exclusively introduce, explain and show how PROs can be best used to improve healthcare and patient outcomes. It includes real life examples and case studies of PROs and assesses the growing evidence base for PROs in practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.