There is increasing interest in integrating patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in electronic health records (EHRs), but best practices for doing so are unclear. Recently, several meetings have reviewed the use of PROs in EHRs and identified barriers to routine collection of PROs for EHRs.

To facilitate the inclusion of PROs in the EHR, and address the barriers to doing so, a multidisciplinary team was formed to develop this “Users’ Guide for Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes in Electronic Health Records.”