| Why conduct outcomes research?
Evidence continues to mount that a wide variety of behavioral
interventions are having a major influence in producing useful
changes in the risk, management and outcome of many diseases and
health problems. By linking the care people receive to the outcomes
they experience on an individual or population level, outcomes
research has become the key to developing better ways to monitor
and improve the quality of care.
Clinicians, researchers, and healthcare managers are being challenged
to conduct studies to identify potentially effective strategies
they can implement to improve the quality and value of care.
This is where the end result of the full-circle Patient Tools
software program is magnified. The power of the PatientINFO systems
lies in its ability to provide quantifiable evidence-based documentation
to develop outcome programs that give you the information you
need to improve patient care and quality of life.
Interested in conducting a study?
Are you interested in conducting a study?
If so, Patient Tools should be your first choice if you are looking
for a total solution to your healthcare data collection and outcomes
needs. There are programs on the market that produce outcome instruments
for specific diseases. There are competitors that will provide
trended and aggregate reports. There are even off-the-shelf healthcare
software packages that will combine your pre-treatment and post-treatment
clinical data.
However, there is no other software/hardware healthcare information
program that takes you from start to finish, and provides the
depth of information you need to collect valid information from
assessment to outcomes than Patient Tools.
Here is a step-by-step analysis of the components Patient Tools
provides to ensure reliable and scientifically valid health outcomes
measurement programs:
| 1. |
Choose a condition–specific INFOCore assessment
which assimilates demographic information with medical intake
information, or our comprehensive InfoSuites solutions. |
| 2. |
Determine the assessment administration protocols to set
precedence for what gets measured when, receive approval from
the Internal Review Board, and choose a hardware input system. |
| 3. |
Use our proprietary Launch form tailored to meet the criteria
of the study to initiate the assessment, to collect supporting
clinical and financial data prior to starting the assessment,
and as an access point for interfacing to a local EMR. |
| 4. |
Once the data has been collected, the power of the Patient
Tools INFO programs becomes evident. You can configure your
own “dashboard” reports enterprise-wide, via trended
or aggregate reports. Standard templates can be imported and
easily modified to execute statistical analysis and display
the results in tabular and/or graphical form. The data definitions
are automatic and you can look at your data in real time.
The results of your study across your population will be presented
in a reliable, quantifiable manner so you can more accurately
gauge the efficacy of treatment programs. |
| 5. |
Want to modify patient data, assign a diagnosis, assign
or change medications, or input post-treatment results? That’s
the strength of our exclusive Update form, so you can continuously
update patient information after the initial analysis. You
can evaluate your patient population and track changes in
individual or population-level outcomes based on this information.
Any data or set of variables your practice wants to track
and evaluate can be incorporated into the configurable forms.
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The end results of a Patient Tools’ outcomes program?
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Quantifiable documentation serving as evidence
about risks, benefits, and results of treatments to make more
informed decisions. |
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Ability to establish benchmarks and protocols enterprise-wide
for earlier detection, prevention, and treatment programs
for chronic illness and comorbid conditions. |
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Streamlined data collection procedures, enabling you to
control your costs, while providing better information which
leads to better patient care. |
Outcomes programs administered by Patient Tools provide the key
to knowing not only what quality of care you can achieve, but
the information you need to achieve it.
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