the former captures more precise information about particular conditions while the latter enables patients outcomes to be compared across a range of conditions patients complete surveys before and months after a surgical procedure to assess whether the intervention improved their health hospitallevel data are publicly reported with applied casemix adjustment to ensure meaningful comparisons can be made between hospitals among the clinical areas using proms are cardiac breast cancer and rheumatism care as well as care for hip fracture and spinal surgery the purpose is to assess whether patients need checkups tests and other treatment to promote highvalue care