Here are five things to know:
1. The platform will help orthopedic surgeons gather patient-reported outcomes within two weeks.
2. With the platform, practices will be able to compare providers as well as show patients their progress.
3. Practices can also leverage the platform to include patient-reported outcomes in their bundled payment reports.
4. Ortech created the platform in response to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommending providers across all specialties obtain patient-reported outcomes.
5. The phiDB lite package includes:
• Outcome questions that match AAOS-recommended criteria
• Online clinic module capturing patient-reported outcomes data
• Self-serve module collecting patient-reported outcomes data from patients
• Automated patient-reported outcomes status report
• Automated site benchmark reports
• Implementation within two weeks of approval
“Deciding what to measure used to be a hurdle for orthopedic practices. Now that AAOS has provided guidelines on what to measure, orthopedic practices are assured their data will support quality improvement,” said Michael Barr, vice president of Ortech Systems. “This was Ortech’s cue to streamline PROMs collection, so any practice can operationalize quickly.”
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