Generating Evidence and Methods to improve patient outcomes | Vol 1 | Iss 2

Generating Evidence and Methods to improve patient outcomes | Vol 1 | Iss 2

Volume 1, Issue 2 (2013) Ways Decision Makers Can Use Evidence to Improve Patient Outcomes in Learning Health Systems

A Message from the Guest Editor

A learning health system is one in which clinical information and research are continually used to improve the processes, outcomes, and quality of care. No matter which definition of comparative effectiveness research (CER) or patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) is preferred, there is nearly universal agreement that a core feature of these research efforts is the need to engage decision makers, such as patients, providers, and policymakers, in prioritizing and defining research that addresses and resolves important evidence gaps to improve patient care and outcomes. In this set of eGEMs papers focused on decision-making, leaders in scientific fields with an interest in developing the next generation of CER, PCOR, and quality improvement studies share their perspectives on the potential applications, as well as the short-and longterm challenges, of using electronic clinical data to address health care information needs within a learning health system.
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Learning Health System

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Electronic Data Capture through Total Joint Replacement Registries
Benedict U. Nwachukwu MD, MBA and Kevin J. Bozic MD, MBA

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Moving To A User-Driven Research Paradigm
Gurvaneet Randhawa

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Achieving the Promise of Electronic Health Record-enabled Quality Measurement: a Measure Developer’s Perspective
Phyllis Torda and Aldo Tinoco

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How Electronic Clinical Data Can Improve Health Technology Assessment
Jonathan R. Treadwell PhD, Eileen Erinoff MSLIS, and Vivian Coates MBA

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Applications of Electronic Health Information in Public Health: Uses, Opportunities and Barriers
Alan Tomines, Heather Readhead, Adam Readhead, and Steven Teutsch

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Health-weighted Composite Quality Metrics Offer Promise to Improve Health Outcomes in a Learning Health System
Scott Braithwaite and Nicholas Stine

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Ways Decision Makers Can Use Evidence to Improve Patient Outcomes in Learning Health Systems: A Message from the Guest Editor
Wade Aubry