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Why Orthopedic Practices Should Start Reporting THA/TKA PROMs Now (Before CMS Makes It Mandatory for Outpatients) 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.
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CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM: Lessons from Health Systems – Webinar On-demand Learn how health systems achieved CMS compliance for THA/TKA PRO-PM. Real-world advice on PROs strategy and pitfalls to avoid.
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Introduction to CTM-3: What It Measures and Why 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.
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Understanding the Psychiatric Inpatient Experience (PIX) Survey for CMS Reporting Learn about the PIX Survey structure, CMS reporting deadlines, patient experience domains, and best practices for compliance with inpatient psychiatric facility quality measures.
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The Top FAQs About CMS Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) 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.
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How Confident Are You in Meeting the CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM? Struggling with CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM compliance? Learn how leading hospitals are achieving high patient-reported outcome (PRO) capture rates with third-party vendors—and why CODE Technology is the trusted choice for streamlined, compliant PROMs programs.
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Discover the Pedi-ASES, an Adaptation of the Validated ASES 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.
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Understanding the Pediatric IKDC (Pedi-IKDC) Knee Evaluation Tool 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.
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Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS): Comprehensive Guide to Assessment & Scoring 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.
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Parsley Symptom Index (PSI): e-PROM Tool for Telehealth Symptom Assessment 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.
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Short Form-12 (SF-12): Assessing Patient Quality of Life Efficiently As a measure of general health, the SF-12 can be utilized for any orthopedic condition or following any orthopedic intervention.
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CollaboRATE Measure: Shared Decision Making The quick, 3-question nature of the CollaboRATE tool makes implementation into clinical practice easy for both patients and clinical staff.
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Understanding the Olerud-Molander Ankle Score (OMAS) 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.
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Majeed Pelvic Score: Assessing Pelvic Fracture Outcomes Discover how the Majeed Pelvic Score evaluates pelvic fracture outcomes, measuring everything from pain and work ability to sexual function and sitting tolerance. Learn how this proven tool empowers clinicians to tailor treatments, boost patient satisfaction, and enhance overall care.
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KCCQ: Enhancing Heart Failure Care & Quality of Life The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) is a validated tool that captures essential data on heart failure symptoms, functional limitations, and quality of life. By leveraging KCCQ’s insights, healthcare teams can tailor treatments and enhance patient-centered care.
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Knee-Deep in CMS: THA/TKA PRO-PM On-Demand Webinar Discover CMS' THA/TKA PRO-PM essentials in this on-demand webinar led by CODE Technology's CEO, Breanna Cunningham.
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List of Hospitals Impacted By TEAM Guide Determine if your organization is impacted by CMS’ new TEAM model. Access our comprehensive list of 700+ hospitals mandated to participate.
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Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Guide This guide is your essential resource for mastering CMS's TEAM model – your roadmap to navigating the new 30-day episode payment requirements and ensuring compliance.
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Using Registry Data | Hip Replacement Examples on how to transform hip replacement PRO data into a key driver for strategic decision.
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Using Registry Data | Best MSK Care For Your Patients Inspiration on how to use MSK care PROM data as a strategic asset.
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Using Registry Data | Acute Knee Surgery Discover how to leverage PRO data in acute knee surgery to create impactful collateral with CODE's insightful guide.
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The Risks Of Building A PRO Program Through An EHR We’ve developed a concise two-page resource that delves into the common issues we see, providing a high-level discussion toolkit for those considering building PROMs via an EHR.
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Optimizing Trauma PRO Collection & Utilization | A Client Success Story -
Understanding the ASC Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measure Brochure Explore this brochure as your ASC's go-to guide for all things PRO-PM, your key to excelling in CMS' THA/TKA PRO performance measure reporting.
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Understanding the HOPD Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measure Brochure Unlock CMS' THA/TKA PRO performance measure reporting mastery with this dedicated HOPD-specific brochure.
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Quality Metrics with PRO Response Rate Requirements Case Study -
CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM | The Complete Resource This whitepaper is your dedicated source for all things PRO-PM – your ticket to acing CMS' THA/TKA PRO performance measure reporting.
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Simplify AAOS Submission What is the process for getting started with AAOS? How often should data be submitted? We have answers.
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Guide: Popular Pediatric PRO Tools Download A quick and informative guide on some of CODE’s most recommended Pediatric PRO Tools.
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Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute Validates Nationally Leading Orthopedic Program with Patient-Reported Outcomes -
McLeod Health Commits to Quality and Innovation with a Patient-Reported Outcomes Program for Total Joint Replacements -
Managing Data as an Asset: An interview with the Methodist Sports Medicine’s CEO, Marty Rosenberg -
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Hope Orthopedics of Oregon Partners with CODE Technology for Practice-Wide Patient-Reported Outcomes Program CODE is thrilled to welcome Hope Orthopedic of Oregon to the elite group of organizations who are serious about collecting PROs at the highest capture rate.
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A Guide to Orthopedic Payment Models: MIPS, APMs, Bundles, and More How can organizations and providers achieve the best possible patient outcomes for the lowest cost? Find out with CODE's Guide to Orthopedic Payment Models.
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How NorthBay Healthcare Handles Bundled Payments and Benchmarking We caught up with NorthBay Healthcare two months after the conference to see how #LeadingVBHC influenced them.
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How ORA Orthopedics Uses Benchmarking Reports to Improve ORA Orthopedics is just one of the many organizations collecting PROs with CODE that is having great success with its program.
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Guide: Shoulder and Upper Extremity Patient-Reported Outcome Measures A comprehensive guide to the most popular Shoulder and Upper Extremity PROMs: ASES, DASH Score, OSS, PENN, SPADI, UCLA Shoulder Score, and WOSI.
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Guide: Spine Patient-Reported Outcome Measures A comprehensive guide to the most popular Spine PRO measures: The Neck Disability Index (NDI), and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).
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Guide: Knee Patient-Reported Outcome Measures A comprehensive guide to the most popular Knee PRO measures: IKDC, Knee Society Score, KOOS, KOOS, JR., Lysholm, MARX, Oxford Knee Score, and WOMAC.
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Guide: Hip Patient-Reported Outcome Measures A comprehensive guide to the most popular Hip PRO measures: AAOS Hip & Knee Score, Harris Hip Score, HOS, HOOS, HOOS, JR., and Oxford Hip Score.
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Guide: Foot and Ankle Patient-Reported Outcome Measures A comprehensive guide to the most popular Foot and Ankle patient-reported outcome measures: FAAM, and AOFAS.
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Guide: Global Health Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Finding information about strengths and considerations of Global Health PRO Measures requires a lot of bouncing around the internet. Nothing seems to be all in one place … until now!
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Patient-Reported Outcome Acronym Guide Decode complex healthcare terms effortlessly with CODE's Acronym Guide.
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Top 10 Questions To Ask PRO Vendors A list of questions to help evaluate which patient-reported outcome vendor can best help you meet your data collection goals.
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Raising the Bar: A Guide to Orthopedic Benchmarking -
Most Popular Orthopedic PRO Measures Wonder what PRO tools are trending in orthopedics? Download our one page guide to the most popular PRO measures.
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Spearheading an Outcomes Program | 8 Step Guide Taking a PRO program from concept to reality is a huge endeavor. This guide prepares you for each milestone you'll hit on the way to launching your program.
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CJR Simplified. A Practical Guide to Understanding & Preparing for CJR The basic idea behind Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) is that Medicare will begin paying hospitals based on a ‘target price’ for joint replacement services. Understanding how the system works is a must & exactly what you'll get by reviewing this guide.
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