Using Patient-Entered Data to Supercharge Self-Management

Lynn Ho; Jean Antonucci

doi:10.1370/afm.2068

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Re:If Only Others Would Listen
Laura L Adams

Published on: 15 August 2017
If Only Others Would Listen
John H Wasson

Published on: 17 July 2017

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Laura L Adams, President & CEO
I couldn't agree more with the conclusions drawn in this article and with Dr. Wasson's comments. I've had the pleasure of watching Dr. Ho set the bar for primary care physicians in the state of RI and challenge the belief that scarce resources prevent us from meeting the unique needs of each patient. She has also been a standout in terms of making use of CurrentCare, RI's statewide health information exchange, and lever...
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I couldn't agree more with the conclusions drawn in this article and with Dr. Wasson's comments. I've had the pleasure of watching Dr. Ho set the bar for primary care physicians in the state of RI and challenge the belief that scarce resources prevent us from meeting the unique needs of each patient. She has also been a standout in terms of making use of CurrentCare, RI's statewide health information exchange, and levering it to provide truly informed, patient-centered care. Yes indeed, if only others would listen.
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John H Wasson, Emeritus Professor and Physician
Over many years Drs. Ho, Antonucci and their colleagues have demonstrated that by really listening to their patients (in a standardized way) and by focusing on the basics (such as continuity and access) primary care practice will be of high value for patients and the clinicians who serve them. (1,2)
If only others would listen!
In their current article (Using Patient-Entered Data to Supercharge Self-M...
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Over many years Drs. Ho, Antonucci and their colleagues have demonstrated that by really listening to their patients (in a standardized way) and by focusing on the basics (such as continuity and access) primary care practice will be of high value for patients and the clinicians who serve them. (1,2)
If only others would listen!
In their current article (Using Patient-Entered Data to Supercharge Self-Management) they bring attention to a free website (www.HowsYourHealth.org) that evolves in response to the input of clinicians like them to make better care possible. The newest iteration of the website greatly simplifies assessment and management of patients with chronic conditions (1,3) and provides patient-reported measures that, by the mere push of a button, measures the foundations that hold up the medical home.
If only others would listen! (4)
1) Lynn Ho, MD; Adam Swartz, MD; John H. Wasson, MD. The Right Tool for the Right Job: The Value of Alternative Patient Experience Measures. 2013. J Ambulatory Care Management. Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 241-244
2) Lynn Ho, J Antonucci. The Dissenter's Viewpoint: There Has to Be a Better Way to Measure a Medical Home Ann Fam Med May/June 2015 13:269-272; doi:10.1370/afm.1783
3) Wasson JH , Soloway L, Moore LG, Labrec P, and Ho L. Development of a Care Guidance Index Based On What Matters to Patients . Qual Life Res. 2017 Apr 11. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1573-x.
4) Kurt C. Stange. Modifying the Measurement Paradigm or Questioning its Very Assumptions Ann Fam Med July/August 2015 13:384-385; doi:10.1370/afm.1827
Competing interests: Oversees Research and Development of HowsYourHealth.org
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Competing Interests: None declared.