Information for Physicians

BetterQOL.com is the "brainchild" of Dr. Brian D. Loftus, a neurologist currently in private practice in Houston, Texas. It is designed to improve the quality of life of its physician user base.

It improves physician quality of life by collating the patient’s quality of life scales over time and correlating this data with patient therapy. A physician will have medication summaries, review of systems, historical analysis and timelines before the patient ever enters the exam room. This allows the patient more time to discuss what is most important to them and increases appointment efficiency.

The portal can also identify comorbid disease states and take short histories between office visits and supplies this information directly to the patient’s physician.

Physicians who utilize BetterQOL.com will be able to gather data on their practice as a whole and compare it, by individual disease, to other peer physicians. For those that fall below the average, they will be able to look at their practice patterns and see how they differ from higher performing physicians.

Health Outcome Metrics	Appropriate disease scale selected, scored, graphed and results compiled over time with treatment changes labeled for MD.
Real-Time Disease Tracking	Accurate diseases data allows MD to make better treatment decisions.
Appointment Efficiency	Have medication summaries, historical analysis & timelines before the patient enters the exam room. Spend time discussing other issues
Comorbid Disease Identification	Screen for common co-morbid diseases such as depression.
Patient Education	Education tailored specifically to drug and disease.
Patient Compliance	Documented medication compliance; find out why patients are not compliant.
Peer Comparison	MDs can compare their patient care to peers in similar practices.
Non-peer Comparison	MDs in rural, non-academic, non-specialty groups can compare their patient outcomes with MDs in academic or specialty groups.
Patient Communication	Send practice announcements, disease newsletters or patient birthday e-mails.