PS1-49: Methods for Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes Into the Electronic Health Record

Abstract

Background/Aims Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide valuable information to the clinician about the patient’s symptoms and how the patient is responding to treatment. In some cases, electronic or phone-based PROs can reduce the need for office visits. In order to be maximally useful, PROs need to be integrated with electronic health record (EHR) data so providers can evaluate the PRO in the context of a patient’s complete clinical record. In this work we identified methods for integrating PROs into the EHR. We focused primarily on PROs collected through electronic interfaces such as personal health records, email, external websites and standalone apps for smartphones and tablets.