Recommending Caution in Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Performance
Authors: Catherine H. MacLean, Samantha Tierney, Andrew Dunn, Eileen D. Barrett, Nick Fitterman, Amir Qaseem
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2021)

LettersDecember 2021Recommending Caution in Patient-Reported Outcome–Based PerformanceCatherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD, Samantha Tierney, MPH, Andrew Dunn, MD, MPH, Eileen D. Barrett, MD, MPH, Nick Fitterman, MD, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHACatherine H. MacLean, MD, PhDHospital for Special Surgery, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author, Samantha Tierney, MPHAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author, Andrew Dunn, MD, MPHMount Sinai Health System, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author, Eileen D. Barrett, MD, MPHUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New MexicoSearch for more papers by this author, Nick Fitterman, MDHuntington Hospital, Huntington, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHAAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L21-0636 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: We thank Dr. Humphry for his remarks on our commentary (1). We agree that a heavy burden continues to be placed on physicians and patients and a new approach to measurement is much needed and timely. We also agree that patient-reported outcome–based performance measures are crucial. However, although outcome measures are often regarded as the gold standard of quality measures, there are structure and process measures that provide actionable information about quality and must be incorporated to improve quality of care.Our goal should be to develop quality measures that are useful to physicians at the point of ...References1. Qaseem A, Tierney S, Barrett ED, et al; Performance Measurement Committee of the American College of Physicians. Recommending caution in patient-reported outcome–based performance measurement [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:1161-2. [PMID: 33971097] doi:10.7326/M19-3603 LinkGoogle Scholar2. MacLean CH, Kerr EA, Qaseem A. Time out—charting a path for improving performance measurement. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:1757-61. [PMID: 29668361] doi:10.1056/NEJMp1802595 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New YorkAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMount Sinai Health System, New York, New YorkUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New MexicoHuntington Hospital, Huntington, New YorkAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-3603. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRecommending Caution in Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Performance Measurement Amir Qaseem , Samantha Tierney , Eileen D. Barrett , Catherine H. MacLean , Andrew Dunn , Nick Fitterman , and Recommending Caution in Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Performance Joseph Humphry Metrics December 2021Volume 174, Issue 12Page: 1778-1779 ePublished: 21 December 2021 Issue Published: December 2021 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2021 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...