msn601 week 12 discussion post

1. OUTCOMES RESEARCH
CHRISTIAN LAPITAN
TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA
MSN 601
WEEK 12 DISCUSSION
DR. CATHERINE CHUNG

2. WHAT IS OUTCOMES RESEARCH?
• In healthcare, outcome research examines the combination of results received
from the implementation of practices based on the fundamentals of scientific
data, patient’s preferences , and patient’s values (Schmidt & Brown, 2015, p. 487).
• Classification of outcomes may be grouped in:
• Who is specifically being focused on?
• Individuals, groups, or organizations
• Care related
• Patient related
• Performance-related outcomes

3. WHY IS OUTCOMES RESEARCH IMPORTANT?
• It evaluates how effective the scientific evidence is in relation to the targeted
patient population.
• Is the results gathered from the data significant enough to be implemented to modern
day practice?
• Does the results hold enough supporting value to challenge the current method of
practice?
• Outcome research also provides the general public reliable information to assist
them to make crucial decisions regarding their health.
• Will moving forward with the surgery actually give a patient a better quality of life?

4. TWO PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS THAT CONDUCT
OUTCOMES RESEARCH
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH
AND QUALITY (WWW.AHRQ.GOV)
• Specializes in the production of
evidence to increase the quality,
safety, and accessibility of healthcare.
PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(WWW.PCORI.ORG).
• An institution that provides funding
for research being conducted to
provide evidence that will assist
patients and healthcare providers to
make informed decisions regarding
plan of care.

5. POSITIVE ASPECTS OF OUTCOMES RESEARCH
• Provides clinicians meaningful data to constantly improve their method of
practice.
• Speeds up the process of translating evidence into medical practice.
• Ongoing research assures that patients are receiving the best practice in medicine
currently known.
• Provides patients reputable information to ensure patients are well informed
when faced with the need to make decisions regarding their health.
• Takes patient’s prospective into consideration pertaining to healthcare
management. This is important because it increases the likelihood of healthcare
regimen adherence.

6. WASTEFUL ASPECTS OF OUTCOMES RESEARCH
• Excessive use of time and funding for research that does not have a great impact
on patient outcomes.
• For example, a research study funded by PCORI granted a $634,376.00 budget to
discover which type of decision aid would help patients with irregular heart beats
decide whether or not to receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Not to
mention that the study also consumed 3 years of research to decided if a booklet,
website, or videos would be the best tool to educate patients with irregular heart
beats. (PCORI, n.d.).

7. CONCLUSION
• Outcomes research is a vital type of research to ensure healthcare clinicians and
patients are provided with the most up to date evidence for managing healthcare. It
provides both patients and clinicians who do not possess a researcher’s expertise
meaningful information regarding studies that affect them directly. Clinicians would
be better inclined to provide that current proven type of care to patients. Patients are
also becoming well informed with pertinent data to assist them in making patient
specific decisions regarding their healthcare management.
• Researching institution should thoroughly assess the research topic of interest’s
potential patient outcome impact prior to devoting a large sum of monetary and time
for the research to be conducted.

8. REFERENCES
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (n.d.). U.S Department of
Health and Human Services. Retrieved May 18, 2017 from
https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/index.htm
• Patient Centered Outcomes Research institute (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2017 from
http://www.pcori.org/about-us
• Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2015). Evidence-base practice for nurses: Appraisal
and application of research (3rd ed.). Burlington, Ma: Jones & Bartlett Learning.