There are over 1,500 signifiers that the health care industry looks at to measure success. But how many of those actually matter for patients? Dr. Bob Pendleton, chief medical quality officer at University of Utah Health, says a patient's ability to get back to their lives is the most important measure of quality. On today's Health Minute, what “patient reported outcomes" are and why they matter.
There are over 1,500 signifiers that the health care industry looks at to measure success. But how many of those actually matter for patients? Dr. Bob Pendleton, chief medical quality officer at University of Utah Health, says a patient's ability to get back to their lives is the most important measure of quality. On today's Health Minute, what “patient reported outcomes" are and why they matter.