Outcomes are important in medicine. Tradition-ally, we relied on our own internal scoring to
determine how well we were doing with our care delivery. But we have spent the last two …

Delivering high-quality surgical care requires knowing how best to define and measure
quality in surgery. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) enable surgeons, health care systems …

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly important in
surgery as there has been an emphasis on patient-centered care and evaluation of …

In surgery, quality assessment encourages improved care delivery, better outcomes, and
helps determine surgical efficacy. Quality is important from a patient, provider, payer, and …

It seems quite obvious in hindsight that surgeons should strive to optimize outcomes that
matter to patients. Yet sometimes the obvious can be easily overlooked. Fordecades …

The role of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in surgery evaluation is increasing. PROs
include measures of health-related quality of life (HRQL), patient satisfaction and utility. It is …

In this chapter the importance of quality-of-life estimates in the prevailing paradigm for
economic evaluation is discussed. Empirical methods for measuring quality-of-life are …

Background Surgeons recognize the importance of patient reported outcomes in the
evaluation of health care. Documenting health related quality of life (HRQOL) can enhance …

As surgeons, we strive to provide high-value quality care that meets the needs of patients. A
pillar of quality improvement is measuring outcomes to optimize health system processes …

There is growing interest in the use of patientreported outcomes (PROs) in clinical care and
for measuring performance, particularly for surgical care. PROs complement traditional …