Public Reporting of Clinical Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technology Programs: Implications for Other Medical and Surgical Procedures

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 306; no. 10; pp. 1135 - 1136
• Main Authors: Adashi, Eli Y, Wyden, Ron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 14.09.2011
• Subjects: Accountability; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Clinical outcomes; Consumers; Female; Humans; Infertility - therapy; Internet; Legislation as Topic; Mandatory Reporting; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Quality Control; Reporting requirements; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - standards; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - statistics & numerical data; Reproductive technologies; United States; United States
• ISSN: 0098-7484; 1538-3598; 1538-3598
• DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1249

Public reporting of health care outcomes is premised on the tenets of transparency and accountability with consumers in mind. The prospect that public reporting will bring about improved clinical outcomes, although attractive and perhaps likely, remains the subject of inquiry. It is equally unclear whether attendant quality improvements are due to changed behavior on the part of empowered consumers, responsive clinicians, or both. Here, Adashi and Wyden discuss the implication of public reporting of clinical outcomes of assisted reproductive technology.