Measurement-Based Care Implementation Challenges and Opportunities in Real-World Practice

Measurement-based care is an evidence-based practice shown to improve patient outcomes in a variety of psychiatric disorders compared to usual care. Despite the evidence, measurement-based care is not routinely implemented in real-world clinical practice. This report uses an implementation science framework to review the literature regarding perceived barriers and facilitators to real-world measurement-based care implementation at the patient, clinician, organizational, and systems level. Further, we highlight the importance of treatment guideline implementation in parallel with measurement-based care, which helps ensure clinician action responsive to symptom measurement.