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CC BY 4.0 · ACI open 2023; 07(02): e41-e48
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771238
Research Article

Surgeon-Perceived Requirements for a Platform to Integrate Patient-Reported Outcome Measures into Clinical Practice

Authors

  • Laura D. Leonard

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Brittni Driscoll

    2   University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Sudheer Vemuru

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Alexandra Kovar

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Joshua Billings

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Simon Kim

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Chen-Tan Lin

    3   Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Sarah Tevis

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

  • Ethan Cumbler

    1   Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
    3   Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States

Funding None.
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Abstract

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized, validated tools that translate subjective patient-reported concerns about their health status into quantitative data. PROMs were initially developed as research instruments; however, they have more recently been recognized as important clinical tools. PROMs have not been widely adopted into surgical practices and this study sought to uncover the system requirements of a platform to integrate PROMs into surgical practice, as perceived by surgeons.

Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed from November 2019 until August of 2020. Interviews continued until thematic saturation was achieved. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative interview data were thematically analyzed using an inductive approach.

Results Analysis revealed 12 system features desired by surgeons for a platform to integrate PROMs into clinical use. These were further grouped into four unique overarching themes. Surgeons asserted that the platform must (1) be user-friendly, (2) promote information transparency, (3) incorporate validated questionnaires while still allowing for some degree of customizability, and (4) support the collection and display of longitudinal data.

Conclusions Health care systems planning to develop a platform to integrate PROMs into their clinical practices should investigate the feasibility of the system features identified as essential by this study. While surgeons represent an important stakeholder group when designing a new platform for use in surgical practice, it will also be crucial to explore the features desired by patients before designing or adopting a platform for clinical use.

Keywords

patient-reported outcome - patient-reported outcome measures - informatics - system requirements - electronic health record - surgery

Note

This work was previously presented at the 2020 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Virtual Clinical Informatics Conference (CIC).


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Eingereicht: 13. Juni 2022

Angenommen: 23. März 2023

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18. Juli 2023

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