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Evaluating the feasibility of developing national outcomes data bases to assist patients with making treatment decisions

This report examines issues surrounding the establishment of a national patient outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. It focuses on prostate cancer and surgery for osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that such longitudinal databases would be both desirable and feasible but would require substantial resources.

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  • "This report examines issues surrounding the establishment of a national patient outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. It focuses on prostate cancer and surgery for osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that such longitudinal databases would be both desirable and feasible but would require substantial resources."@en
  • "Patients frequently face the need to assess tradeoffs between various treatment options and are being encouraged to become more active participants in their own care. This report examines the feasibility of establishing a national outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. The authors focus on an assessment of issues surrounding two such databases: one for prostate cancer and one for surgical treatment for patients with osteoarthritis. They found strong desire among patients to have access to an information source that would help them understand what the various treatment options are and what outcomes people like themselves could expect from each of the various options. Providers expressed support for the idea and seemed interested in finding ways to better organize and present information to help patients understand treatment options. Data collection systems that longitudinally track patient outcomes already exist, although none has taken the next step of making the information available for direct use by patients. The authors conclude that these systems demonstrate the value, desirability, and technical feasibility of establishing national longitudinal outcomes databases, but that substantial resources are required to design and operate them."@en

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  • "Evaluating the feasibility of developing national outcomes data bases to assist patients with making treatment decisions"@en
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