Under CMS’s OPPS, outpatient orthopedic facilities must report PROs for THA/TKA by 2028 or face a 2% APU reduction. Learn why HOPDs and ASCs should take advantage of the current voluntary period to avoid penalties, improve outcomes, and gain a competitive edge.
Learn how health systems achieved CMS compliance for THA/TKA PRO-PM. Real-world advice on PROs strategy and pitfalls to avoid.
Explore the 3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)—a brief but effective patient-reported tool designed to evaluate discharge readiness and care transitions. Once a CMS-required HCAHPS measure, CTM-3 remains a valuable benchmark in patient experience.
Learn about the PIX Survey structure, CMS reporting deadlines, patient experience domains, and best practices for compliance with inpatient psychiatric facility quality measures.
CODE Technology hosted a national webcast, Crack the CODE on CMS PROs: Real-World Lessons from Health Systems, where leaders shared their experiences managing PROMs and meeting CMS requirements. This blog recaps the top frequently asked questions, with real-world answers and strategic takeaways.
The Pediatric and Adolescent ASES (Pedi-ASES) Score is a modified version of the adult ASES survey, carefully adapted to evaluate shoulder and elbow issues in patients aged 10–18.
The Pedi-IKDC form is a modification of the original IKDC, tailored specifically for patients ages 10 to 18. By adapting question wording and splitting select items for better comprehension, the 21-item Pedi-IKDC delivers reliable, valid, and responsive assessments of knee injuries, diseases, and procedures.
The broad scope of the questions and well-established psychometric properties make TESS an ideal for research, however its length may limit its capture rate if used for daily clinical practice.
PSI is a new e-PROM that demonstrates significant promise in simplifying the collection of patient-perceived health across body systems in the telehealth setting while displaying early acceptable validity. Future studies should be performed to solidify its clinical relevance in holistic medicine.
As a measure of general health, the SF-12 can be utilized for any orthopedic condition or following any orthopedic intervention.
The quick, 3-question nature of the CollaboRATE tool makes implementation into clinical practice easy for both patients and clinical staff.
As one of the most commonly utilized PROs for ankle fracture recovery, the OMAS is a quick tool to monitor patients in the vital post-injury recovery period. However, other surveys should be considered if looking for a well-validated PROM for research purposes.