Summary of Meeting Employers’ Expectations for Equitable Outcomes: Leveraging the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures as published in NEJM Catalyst
The Authors of this paper are David Lansky,PhD and Rachel Brodie of the Purchaser Business Group on Health
Summary: "Employers are looking for providers to use PROMs to both assess and address disparities.
When employers encourage the use of particular provider organizations — whether through direct contracting, preferred network designations, or consumer navigation tools — they look for rigorous outcomes measures. In light of increasing interest in addressing health equity, these purchasers expect to see evidence of provider efforts to reduce variations in outcomes associated with factors such as race, ethnicity, language, culture, and community structure. In responding to purchasers, providers have an opportunity to develop patient-reported outcome measures in five ways that may advance health equity in the workforce and community:
1. to assess pretreatment differences
2. to improve patient-provider interactions
3. to inform shared decision-making
4. to demonstrate accountability for equitable health outcomes, and
5. to ensure representative engagement in clinical trials and research.
Read the full article on the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst website.
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