Why Surgeons Need to Track Total Joint Complications
Why is tracking complications so important? Millions of total joint replacement surgeries are performed each year in the US....
Validity of Patient-Reported Complications: 6 Important Points
Can Patients Accurately Report Surgical Complications? Yes. Two different studies from 2012 prove the validity of...
Aligning Patient & Surgeon Expectations for Lumbar Spine to Improve Outcomes
Setting Expectations Before Spine Surgery Improves Outcomes This study “Concordance between Patients’ and Surgeons’ Expectations...
The Two Faces of Surgeon Scorecard: Part II
The Case For the Scorecard Earlier, in Part I, we discussed the shortcomings of the current surgeon scorecards available to...
The Two Faces of Surgeon Scorecard: Part I
The Case Against the Scorecard ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard is out there and available for patients to review before choosing...
CODE PRO – Key Terms & Definitions
The CODE Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) System The CODE PRO System provides many dashboards and reports for monitoring success...
Bundled Payments: What You Need to Know
Types of Bundled Payments Episode-based payment, evidence-based case rate, and global bundled payment, among others, are all...
What are Box and Whisker Plots?
The box-and-whisker plots are very effective and easy to read. They summarize data much better than just a simple ‘average’, and provide a deeper insight into the distributional characteristics of a group of scores. Learn how to read Box and Whisker Plots and Reports with examples.
Investigators Awarded $144M in Grants to Develop Pediatric PRO Tools
Pediatric Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chronic Diseases (PEPR) Consortium Receives Grant The National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
The Basics of Protecting Your Online Reputation as a Surgeon
The Basics Of Reputation Management 87% of people use the internet for research before making a purchasing decision. People who...
Bundled Payments in Spine? How Providers can Prepare.
How can you prepare for bundled payments for the spine? Hospitals have successfully implemented bundled payments for hip and...
How PROs are Helping Organizations Adapt to Patients as Payers
PROs are helping organizations adapt to patients as payers Traditionally, healthcare did not consider the patient perspective...