Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study
Objectives Though hospital leaders across the USA have invested significant resources in collection of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), there are very limited data on the impetus for hospital leadership to establish PROM programmes. In this qualitative study, we identify the drivers and mo...
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| description | Objectives Though hospital leaders across the USA have invested significant resources in collection of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), there are very limited data on the impetus for hospital leadership to establish PROM programmes. In this qualitative study, we identify the drivers and motivators of PROM collection among hospital leaders in the USA.Design Exploratory qualitative study.Setting Thirty-seven hospital leaders representing seven different institutions with successful PROMs programs across twenty US states.Methods Semistructured interviews conducted with hospital leaders. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.Results Leaders strongly believe that collecting PROMs is the ‘right thing to do’ and that the culture of the institution plays an important role in enabling PROMs. The study participants often believe that their institutions deliver superior care and that PROMs can be used to demonstrate the value of their services to payors and patients. Direct financial incentives are relatively weak motivators for collection of PROMs. Most hospital leaders have reservations about using PROMs in their current state as a meaningful performance metric.Conclusion These findings suggest that hospital leaders feel a strong moral imperative to collect PROMs, which is also supported by the culture of their institution. Although PROMs are used in negotiations with payors, direct financial return on investment is not a strong driver for the collection of PROMs. Understanding why leaders of major healthcare institutions invest in PROMs is critical to understanding the role that PROMs play in the US healthcare system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aad6d6a22bf24a449bf691c4e2ede41a2025-01-30T17:05:14ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-07-0112710.1136/bmjopen-2022-061761Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative studyAndrea L Pusic0Marilyn Heng1Danny Mou2Rachel C Sisodia3Meredith B Rosenthal4Barbara Bokhour5Christer Mjåset6Claire M Sokas7Azan Virji8Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAOrthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASurgery, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAPhysician Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA6 T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAPopulation and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA5 The Health Platform, Trondheim, NorwaySurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USAHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAObjectives Though hospital leaders across the USA have invested significant resources in collection of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), there are very limited data on the impetus for hospital leadership to establish PROM programmes. In this qualitative study, we identify the drivers and motivators of PROM collection among hospital leaders in the USA.Design Exploratory qualitative study.Setting Thirty-seven hospital leaders representing seven different institutions with successful PROMs programs across twenty US states.Methods Semistructured interviews conducted with hospital leaders. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.Results Leaders strongly believe that collecting PROMs is the ‘right thing to do’ and that the culture of the institution plays an important role in enabling PROMs. The study participants often believe that their institutions deliver superior care and that PROMs can be used to demonstrate the value of their services to payors and patients. Direct financial incentives are relatively weak motivators for collection of PROMs. Most hospital leaders have reservations about using PROMs in their current state as a meaningful performance metric.Conclusion These findings suggest that hospital leaders feel a strong moral imperative to collect PROMs, which is also supported by the culture of their institution. Although PROMs are used in negotiations with payors, direct financial return on investment is not a strong driver for the collection of PROMs. Understanding why leaders of major healthcare institutions invest in PROMs is critical to understanding the role that PROMs play in the US healthcare system.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e061761.full |
| spellingShingle | Andrea L Pusic Marilyn Heng Danny Mou Rachel C Sisodia Meredith B Rosenthal Barbara Bokhour Christer Mjåset Claire M Sokas Azan Virji Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study BMJ Open |
| title | Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study |
| title_full | Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study |
| title_short | Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study |
| title_sort | impetus of us hospital leaders to invest in patient reported outcome measures proms a qualitative study |
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