PROMs at Ichilov

At Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), the quality of care is measured not only through medical and clinical indicators, but also through what matters most to patients: how they feel, function, and return to their daily lives following treatment.

To support this approach, the Medical Center is developing an organizational framework for measuring Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) — outcomes reported directly by patients through scientifically validated questionnaires.

• PROMs enable the monitoring of changes in symptoms, functional ability, and quality of life throughout the treatment journey, ensuring that the patient's perspective plays a central role in evaluating treatment outcomes.

• Our vision is to make PROMs an integral part of quality improvement and clinical care at Ichilov. The data will be used to evaluate treatment outcomes, support clinical decision-making, identify opportunities for improvement, and advance patient-centered care based on outcomes that are meaningful to patients.

• The program is being implemented gradually in selected medical specialties, with plans to expand to additional departments across the Medical Center. Once sufficient data have been collected and methodological standards have been met, we aim to publish aggregated results and increase transparency regarding treatment outcomes from the patients' perspective.

PROMs – Why Are They Important, and How Do They Improve Quality of Care?

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) provide valuable insight into treatment outcomes from the patient's perspective, ensuring that patients' experiences are included in the assessment of healthcare quality.

Through structured questionnaires, patients report on aspects of their health that matter most to them, including symptoms such as pain, functional ability, and quality of life. This information helps healthcare professionals better understand how treatment affects patients' everyday lives, beyond conventional medical and clinical indicators.

Integrating PROMs into clinical practice enables medical teams and the hospital to evaluate treatment effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and continue advancing high-quality, personalized, patient-centered care.

And this is only the beginning. The organizational PROMs framework is being developed to support gradual expansion into additional medical specialties.

How Will the Information Be Used?

• For patients: To better understand changes in their health and well-being throughout their treatment journey.

• For healthcare teams: To incorporate the patient's perspective into clinical information and support decision-making.

• For Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov): To identify trends and opportunities for improving care processes.

• For the public: To enable the future publication of aggregated results in a transparent, responsible, and methodologically sound manner.

Our Commitment to Transparency: From Measurement to Public Reporting

As the PROMs program expands and sufficient data become available for reliable analysis, the Medical Center intends to gradually publish aggregated results from selected programs. Systematically measuring treatment outcomes from the patient's perspective will provide a foundation for learning, continuous improvement, and greater public transparency.

Published results will be accompanied by information explaining how the data were collected and analyzed, which patients were included, and the measurement period. This approach aims to ensure that treatment outcomes are presented responsibly, clearly, and transparently from the patients' perspective.