Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Responsive Mental Health Care Necessity- 06/2020 Position Paper

06/2020 Patient-Reported Outcomes Position Paper Summary:

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are useful tools for clinicians and researchers working in behavioral health fields, as well as for the clients they serve. These measures allow programs and treatment to be tailored carefully to the client’s needs and offer a necessary client-centered perspective for developing evidence-based practices. Therefore, we advocate for routine measurement and monitoring of patient-reported outcomes.

In this paper, we detail how OhioGuidestone has implemented and developed Patient-Reported outcomes (PROMs) in community mental health treatment, what domains we focus on and why, which barriers to implementation have arisen and how we have addressed them, what goals organizations should keep in mind when implementing PROMs, and what implications for future treatment and research PROMs data can offer.

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Who Should Read This Position Paper on Patient-Reported Outcomes?

At the Institute, our Position Papers are accessible and free to anyone looking to learn! However, we encourage the following groups to use this paper and the contents immediately to better improve behavioral healthcare for our communities:

• Behavioral health & primary care providers
• Clinicians and mental health workers
• Researchers in health-related fields
• Policymakers and program directors
• Behavioral health clients & client advocates

What’s Inside?:

• Takeaways & Action Items.
• About Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurements.
• Identification & adoption of PROMs.
• Evaluation & Innovation.
• Clinician Feedback
  • Challenges to consider for successful implementation of PROMs in Community Mental Health Practices.
  • A table identifying these challenges for implementing PROMs.
• 3 Goals for Implementing PROMs
  • 1. Support Clinician-Client Communication & Care
  • 2. Measure Change & Evaluate Programs
  • 3. Further PROMs Research.
• Additional Opportunities for PROMs in Community Mental Health Practices.
• Resource example: Shortell, et al. (2017) Multilevel Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Primary Care Practices

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