Cheryl L. Damberg
Liisa Hiatt
Kitty S. Chan
Rebecca Nolind
Michael Greenberg
Michael Steinberg
Matthias Schonlau
Jennifer Malin
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/mr1708ahrq
Book Description:
This report examines issues surrounding the establishment of a national patient outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. It focuses on prostate cancer and surgery for osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that such longitudinal databases would be both desirable and feasible but would require substantial resources.
eISBN: 978-0-8330-5718-1
Subjects: Health Sciences