Advancing Data Capacity for Economic Outcomes in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Economic Outcomes in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

“…The final article in this collection responds to this imperative, synthesizing the robust discussions among symposium attendees to arrive at a set of cross-cutting considerations to guide efforts to build data capacity and identify initial opportunities to expand the availability and use of relevant, high-quality economic outcomes data in PCOR. 17 Although the articles in this issue highlight the potential benefits of improved data capacity for economic outcomes in PCOR, they also make it clear that much work needs to be done-particularly in supporting the paradigm shift within health economics research to include the perspectives of patients and families. The significance of this shift mirrors the initial sea change in efforts to engage patients and other stakeholders in all aspects of clinical comparative effectiveness research following the establishment of the PCORTF in 2010.…”