New Findings on Health and Medicine from University of Southern California Summarized (The Role of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Value-Based…

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New Findings on Health and Medicine from University of Southern California Summarized (The Role of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Value-Based Payment Reform)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results on Health and Medicine have been published. According to news reporting from Los Angeles, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "The U.S. health care system is currently experiencing profound change. Pressure to improve the quality of patient care and control costs have caused a rapid shift from traditional volume-driven fee for-service reimbursement to value-based payment models."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Southern California, "Under the 2015 Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, providers will be evaluated on the basis of quality and cost efficiency and ultimately receive adjusted reimbursement as per their performance. Although current performance metrics do not incorporate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS), many wonder whether and how PROMS will eventually fit into value based payment reform. On November 17, 2016, the second annual Patient-Reported Outcomes in Healthcare Conference brought together international stakeholders across all health care disciplines to discuss the potential role of PROs in value-based health care reform. The purpose of this article was to summarize the findings from this conference in the context of recent literature and guidelines to inform implementation of PROs in value-based payment models."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Recommendations for evaluating key perspectives and measurement goals are made to facilitate appropriate use of PROMS to best benefit and amplify the voice of our patients."

For more information on this research see: The Role of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Value-Based Payment Reform. Value in Health, 2017;20(6):834-836. Value in Health can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, 360 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Value in Health - www.journals.elsevier.com/value-in-health/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Squitieri, Univ Southern Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept. of Surg, Div Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Los Angeles, CA, United States. Additional authors for this research include K.J. Bozic and A.L. Pusic (see also Health and Medicine).

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