Editorial Commentary: Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) May Be Our Promise for the Future.

Collection of patient-reported outcome data in orthopaedic surgery is more important than ever. A recent research article compares the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System to several general health and shoulder-specific scoring systems in patients with preoperative rotator cuff pathology. This study addresses important concepts such as validity, reliability, floor/ceiling effects, and "decreased question burden" or questionnaire brevity that orthopaedic surgeons should consider when they collect patient-reported outcome data. It is vitally important that orthopaedic surgeons become actively involved in data collection efforts.