A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Electronic Outpatient Symptom Monitoring After Ambulatory Cancer Surgery

Objective: We implemented routine daily electronic monitoring of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for 10 days after discharge after ambulatory cancer surgery, with alerts to clinical staff for worrying symptoms. We sought to determine whether enhancing this monitoring by adding immediate automated normative feedback to patients regarding expected symptoms would further improve the patient experience. Summary of Background Data: PRO monitoring...