Remote Symptom Reporting Systems for Patients May
Reduce Outpatient Waiting Lists
9th February 2023
A new article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine highlights the use of electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) systems for triaging clinical care. Drawing on international examples, the authors summarise the benefits and challenges of implementing an ePRO system. The benefits highlighted in this article include:
Reduction in outpatient appointments
Better understanding and documentation of patients’ symptoms
Initiation of timely interventions
Facilitation of patient–clinician interactions/communication
The utilisation of ePROs in the delivery of outpatient care could potentially allow a more responsive healthcare system, reduce demand for clinic appointments, reduce time to care with associated improved outcomes and enhance cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery – all of which are beneficial for patients, their families and society.
Aiyegbusi OL et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2023;116(2):44-64.
Read the full article from the journal website.