Hospitals aren’t considering patient-reported outcomes yet, but they know they will have to
Hospitals are just starting to come to grips with the reality that they must pay attention to patient-reported outcomes, but they have a lot of catching up to do. Just 18 percent of hospitals always consult patient-reported outcomes when making clinical decisions and setting care guidelines, according to a survey of hospital executives, conducted by Salt Lake City-based analytics firm Health Catalyst. Still, that is a higher rate than some expected.“I was actually surprised t