There is a growing impetus to “measure what matters” enable health systems optimise value-based, person-centred healthcare. This paper describes the critical importance of patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs PREMs) in this pursuit provides an in-depth overview how PROM PREM programs differ between England, United States, Australia. A comprehensive timeline PROM, PREM, legisl...

OBJECTIVE To identify and to establish the prevalence of ORs factors associated with increased risk for early-onset group B streptococcal (EOGBS) infection in neonates. streptococcal (EOGBS) infection in neonates. STUDY DESIGN Literature review and reanalysis of published data. RESULTS Risk factors for EOGBS infection include group B streptococcal (GBS)-positive vaginal culture at delivery ...

BACKGROUND: Considering patients’ experience is essential for optimal decision-making. However, despite increasing recognition of the impact of costs on oncology care, there is no patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that specifically describes the financial distress experienced by patients. METHODS: The content for a comprehensive score for financial toxicity (COST) was developed with a ste...

CONTEXT Although studies support the efficacy of the Foley catheter (FC) as a cervical ripening agent in pregnant women at term with intact membranes, its efficacy has not been well studied in women with premature rupture of membranes (PROM). OBJECTIVE To compare the interval to delivery in women with PROM who underwent induction of labor and cervical ripening with mechanical (FC) vs nonmecha...

Article history: Site directed therapy prom Received 11 July 2008 Received in revised form 20 October 2008 Accepted 15 November 2008 Available online 27 November 2008

OBJECTIVES The objective of this proof of concept study was to evaluate alerts generated by a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)-based algorithm for monitoring patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS The algorithm was constructed using an example PROM score of an equally weighted mean of visual analogue scale (VAS) general health, VAS disease activity and VAS pain. Based on the ...