ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2025
A 10-step guide to standardising patient-reported outcomes data collection in healthcare: insights from the health outcomes observatory (H2O) project on overcoming implementation barriers.
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backgroundThe use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including their electronic versions (ePROMs), is increasing in clinical practice and their value for individual patient care and health service delivery is becoming more widely recognized. However, their routine use remains limited due to the lack of structured and standardized systems for collecting and integrating this information into clinical workflows. Developing a sustainable system for ePROM data collection, requires addressing a range of organizational, technical and cultural challenges. The Health Outcome Observatory project (H2O) project aims to standardise and facilitate the concurrent collection of ePROs and clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice. This paper presents the 10-steps ePROM implementation framework to guide ePROM implementation in real-world clinical settings, based on project insights. The framework is primarily designed for implementation within individual clinical practices and hospital systems, while offering adaptable elements that can inform broader, population-level strategies. METHODOLOGY: An implementation taskforce was formed within H2O, involving academic researchers with expertise in PRO measurement, digital and data specialists, Health Care Professionals (HCP), and ePROMs implementation specialists across four countries (Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Spain) and, representing the project’s three disease areas - diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and cancer. Data were iteratively collected from country teams and analysed thematically to identify common challenges, solutions and implementation elements. Internal validation was conducted through member checking with country teams, feedback from Patient Advisory Board (PAB) and expert triangulation within the taskforce.
resultsTen core steps for successful ePROM implementation in clinical practice were derived. In addition, disease-specific and/or site-specific considerations such as clinical population, technology use, Information Technology (IT) literacy, demographic factors and engagement of patient and providers proves important. A significant challenge identified was establishing the required technological infrastructure and data flow needed for implementation.
conclusionsThe ten steps derived provide a scalable framework that supports the integration of ePROMs into routine practice and fostering improvements in patient care by including the patient voice in a structured and useable manner. Additionally, the detailed analysis of challenges and solutions for successful ePROM implementation, based on the H2O initiative, strengthens our contribution to this field.
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