Health-Related Quality of Life in the Age of AI: How to get the right information to primary care providers at the right time and in the right way.

2025 Informatics Summit On Demand

Presentation Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract Keywords: Clinical Decision Support for Translational/Data Science Interventions, Collaborative Workflow Systems, Data Integration, Data Sharing/Interoperability, Implementation Science and Deployment, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Predictive Modeling, Secondary Use of EHR Data, Informatics Research/Biomedical Informatics Research Methods
Primary Track: Clinical Research Informatics
Programmatic Theme: Integrating Clinical Research and Clinical Care Workflows

Health-related quality of life (HRQol) is a crucial dimension of healthcare outcomes. Evidence from the past two decades suggests that HRQoL is associated with specialty care outcomes, mortality, service utilization, and healthcare costs. Many HRQoL measures exist, but methodological and implementation challenges impede primary care use. Multiple barriers at the patient, provider, and practice levels hinder on-the-ground use of these screeners. Practical solutions will require the co-design and implementation of processes to identify at-risk patients and relay risk information to providers in a manner that is easily accessible, interpretable, and actionable at the point of care. Multidisciplinary teams working to integrate various perspectives have the best chance for success. Our team includes experts in medicine, dissemination and implementation, information technology, software development, statistics, and artificial intelligence, which cover a variety of perspectives. Yet, important questions remain. Meaningful dialogue with diverse audience members can generate creative and pragmatic approaches to problem-solving.
Speaker(s):
Glenn Kotz, MD
MidValley Family Practice

Rodger Kessler, PhD, ABPP
University of Colorado

Alex Kotz, PhD Student
CU Anschutz

Stephanie Grim, MS, MPH
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Author(s):
Rodger Kessler, PhD, ABPP - University of Colorado; Alex Kotz, PhD Student - CU Anschutz; Glenn Kotz, MD - MidValley Family Practice; Stephanie Grim, MS, MPH - University of Colorado School of Medicine;