Real World Evidence in Cataract Surgery in Portugal
Providing public information on cataract surgery outcomes for patients and families, healthcare professionals and the society
Providing public information on cataract surgery outcomes for patients and families, healthcare professionals and the society
The Portuguese Cataract Outcomes Program is a joint effort between more than 10 leading Public and Private healthcare organizations, with support from Health Cluster Portugal, to improve the quality of care of cataract surgery in high-volume centers.
On this website, we make available for the public information on the results of the Portuguese Registry of Clinical Outcomes in Cataract Surgery, including data reported by clinical teams (Clinician Reported Outcomes) and by patients (Patient-reported outcomes).
Data were collected and analysed based on international standards by Promptly Health, a Global Provider of end-to-end Real-World Evidence solutions.
The results of the Cataract Surgery can be used to identify best practices and areas for improvement in cataract surgery, as well as to monitor trends and changes in patient outcomes over time. By collecting and analysing data on patient outcomes, the registry can help to identify factors that contribute to successful surgeries, as well as those that may lead to complications or poor outcomes.
VBHCAT was one of the first projects to be recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Global Innovation Hub in Value in Health. Global Innovation Hubs are a community of the best examples of pilots matured to serve as proof of concept for value-based healthcare, allowing healthcare organizations to develop, disseminate and broaden the scope of their ambitious analyses.
News
The Portuguese Cataract Outcomes Program is a joint effort to improve the quality of care of cataract surgery in high-volume centers in Portugal, between a consortium of leading Public hospitals healthcare organizations (Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, Instituto Gama Pinto) and Private (CUF Group - 5 Units, Coimbra Ophthalmology Unit - UOC), Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) and Promptly Health, a technological provider of end-to-end Real-World Evidence solutions.
Funding
VBHCAT is conducted with funding support of industry partners and the European Commission.