Integration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Electronic Health Record: The Veterans Affairs Experience.
Daphne R FriedmanVikas PatilChunyang LiKelli M RassmussenZachary BurninghamSusan Hamilton-HillMichael J KelleyAhmad S HalwaniPublished in: JCO clinical cancer informatics (2022)
To our knowledge, this is the first large-scale implementation of a PRO system, integrated in the VA EHR, in ambulatory patients with cancer and blood disorders. The integration of VSAS within the VA EHR is a significant demonstration and a necessary requirement for current and future systemic initiatives in cancer symptom management.
Keyphrases
- electronic health record
- patient reported outcomes
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- clinical decision support
- papillary thyroid
- blood pressure
- adverse drug
- primary care
- squamous cell
- current status
- anti inflammatory
- lymph node metastasis
- childhood cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- drug induced
- patient reported