Vanessa L Pascoe1, Monica Enamandram2, Kristen C Corey3, Carol E Cheng4, Emilia J Javorsky5, Sarah M Sung6, Kevin R Donahue7, Alexandra B Kimball4. 1. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 3. Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. 4. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston5Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. 6. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 7. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: In dermatology, the development of objective, standardized quality measures that can be used in a clinical setting is important to be able to respond to the needs of payers and credentialing and licensure bodies and to demonstrate dermatologic value. OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of using Physician Global Assessment (PGA) scores to collect and track patient acne and psoriasis outcomes over time. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The PGA severity scores were included on physicians' billing sheets for patients with acne and psoriasis seen at a tertiary care center outpatient dermatology clinic from June 2011 through October 2012. A subset of patients from 5 clinics completed Patient Global Assessments (PtGAs) between November 2011 and May 2012. Thirty dermatology clinicians saw a total of 2770 patients with acne and 1516 patients with psoriasis in clinic, recording PGA scores for each patient. The PtGA scores were collected from 52 and 103 patients with acne and psoriasis, respectively, within the larger sample. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Longitudinal PGA severity scores were collected for acne and psoriasis. The PGA severity scores were analyzed over time, with the hypothesis that patient scores for both acne and psoriasis would improve between the initial and follow-up visits. The PtGA scores from a subset of clinics and dates were compared with PGA scores to assess within-clinic reliability, with the hypothesis that there would be good agreement between clinician and patient assessments. RESULTS: New patient PGA outcomes showed considerable improvement over time. At 3-month follow-up, 14.6% of the acne cohort was graded as effectively clear, compared with 2.1% at baseline (P < .001). Similarly, at 3-month follow-up, 22.3% of the psoriasis cohort was graded as effectively clear, compared with 3.1% at baseline (P < .001). Additionally, interobserver agreement between PGA and PtGA scores was good (acne, κ = 0.68; psoriasis, κ = 0.70). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The PGA can be readily incorporated into practice to track patient acne and psoriasis outcomes over time, representing an opportunity for dermatologists to evaluate performance and validate practice guidelines.
IMPORTANCE: In dermatology, the development of objective, standardized quality measures that can be used in a clinical setting is important to be able to respond to the needs of payers and credentialing and licensure bodies and to demonstrate dermatologic value. OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility of using Physician Global Assessment (PGA) scores to collect and track patient acne and psoriasis outcomes over time. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The PGA severity scores were included on physicians' billing sheets for patients with acne and psoriasis seen at a tertiary care center outpatient dermatology clinic from June 2011 through October 2012. A subset of patients from 5 clinics completed Patient Global Assessments (PtGAs) between November 2011 and May 2012. Thirty dermatology clinicians saw a total of 2770 patients with acne and 1516 patients with psoriasis in clinic, recording PGA scores for each patient. The PtGA scores were collected from 52 and 103 patients with acne and psoriasis, respectively, within the larger sample. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Longitudinal PGA severity scores were collected for acne and psoriasis. The PGA severity scores were analyzed over time, with the hypothesis that patient scores for both acne and psoriasis would improve between the initial and follow-up visits. The PtGA scores from a subset of clinics and dates were compared with PGA scores to assess within-clinic reliability, with the hypothesis that there would be good agreement between clinician and patient assessments. RESULTS: New patientPGA outcomes showed considerable improvement over time. At 3-month follow-up, 14.6% of the acne cohort was graded as effectively clear, compared with 2.1% at baseline (P < .001). Similarly, at 3-month follow-up, 22.3% of the psoriasis cohort was graded as effectively clear, compared with 3.1% at baseline (P < .001). Additionally, interobserver agreement between PGA and PtGA scores was good (acne, κ = 0.68; psoriasis, κ = 0.70). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The PGA can be readily incorporated into practice to track patient acne and psoriasis outcomes over time, representing an opportunity for dermatologists to evaluate performance and validate practice guidelines.
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