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The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Clinical Communities Speaker Series discusses the adoption of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) across the Military Health System (MHS). PROs are person-centered measures that evaluate physical, mental, and social health, and can be used to track changes in clinical symptoms, improve quality of care, and better control diseases. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), a set of validated measures for clinical research and practice. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also emphasizes the importance of patient-reported outcomes in regulatory decision-making, using input from patients to select or develop tools to measure what matters most to them. Studies have identified benefits and barriers to using PROs in clinical care, including improved disease control, better quality of care, and tracking changes in clinical symptoms, but also highlight the need to address perceived barriers to encourage adoption.