The assessment of quality of life and treatment outcomes for oncology patients is becoming increasingly important in healthcare. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have now become a standard practice in many facilities specialized in oncology.
Benefits of ePRO solutions
Electronic processing is undoubtedly the most cost- and time-efficient way to survey patients' treatment outcomes. The ePRO solution by MAIA.tools serves both medical personnel and patients, ensuring high response rates. Patients are granted access via text message (no login required) and complete browser-based questionnaires. Long-term studies across independent timelines can be automatically gathered simultaneously.
Advanced dashboards are available for researchers, offering features such as patient data management, visualization of scores and trends, as well as data export capabilities. MAIA customizes data formats to meet the specific requirements of each healthcare facility – for instance, for structured quality reports or study evaluations.
Tools for oncology
As a SaaS provider, we can customize our platform to provide exactly the tools you need. For oncology, we typically combine cross-indication PROMs with disease-specific ones.
Key cross-indication PROMs, frequently used in oncology, include:
- PROMIS-10: Collection of values related to physical and mental health. The data is normalized in comparison to the general population.
- EORTC QLQ-C30: 30 questions regarding quality of life and general health status, including symptoms such as pain and fatigue, as well as physical and mental well-being.
- FACT-G: Questions measuring the four main domains of health-related quality of life for cancer patients: physical, social, emotional, and functional well-being.
- PRO-CTCAE: Questions used to assess symptoms related to the toxicity of medications used in oncology treatment (CTCAE criteria of the National Cancer Institute/NCI). onkologischen Behandlung erhoben werden (CTCAE-Kriterien des National Cancer Institute/NCI)
Disease-specific PROMs include, for example:
- Breast Cancer: EORTC QLQ-BR45, FACT-B, BREAST-Q
- Prostate Cancer: QLQ-PR25, FACT-P, EPIC
- Lung Cancer: EORTC QLQ-LC13, FACT-L, LCSS
- Colorectal Cancer: EORTC QLQ-CR29, FACT-C, GIQLI
Briefing MAIA ePRO for oncology
Oncology, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Urology, Pulmonology, Oncological Rehabilitation, Psychology, and Psycho-oncology.
Clinics, hospitals, especially oncology specialty outpatient clinics such as breast centers, Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC), facilities for oncological rehabilitation, quality departments in hospitals, and research institutions.
We integrate the tools / questionnaires you need and handle the licenses.
- Automated distribution and surveys along predefined timelines
- Patient access via link or text message without login
- Browser-based and optimized for elderly and sick patients
- Dashboards for managing patient data
- Visualization of scores and trends
- Automatic calculations
- Data structuring, for example, for quality reports
- One-click data export
Licence with flexible invoicing periods
Pricing tailored to customer requirements, annual flat rates, and a tiered pricing model
Pricing information upon request
The ePRO solution by MAIA was developed in collaboration with the urology department of the Medical University of Graz .
Another development partnership connects MAIA-ePRO with the H2O project and the Medical University of Vienna. More information about the collaboration between MAIA and H2O can be found here: https://health-outcomes-observatory.eu/health-outcomes-observatory-austria/
Integration of patient-reported outcomes into patient pathways
A unique feature of the MAIA platform is both its flexibility and its consistent focus on low-threshold, patient-centered communication. MAIA.tools GmbH not only provides software but also creates content that can be precisely tailored to the needs of hospitals, outpatient clinics, and healthcare centers. With our expertise in video-assisted treatment education and medical history taking, we enable processes that support patients throughout their entire 'patient journey'.
At the same time, these processes are highly resource-efficient for hospital staff. The MAIA platform supports treatment education and documentation before treatment, as well as follow-up care, patient surveys such as PROMs, and general quality assurance after treatment. Integrating PROMs into patient pathways also increases response rates, as it provides patients with a consistent communication channel from the beginning of their treatment, with regular interaction. This channel is not only low-threshold but also feels 'logical' for patients.