Sep 21, 2021 | Patient Reported Outcomes
Guide: Popular Pediatric PRO Tools What’s different about Pediatric PROs? Collecting patient-reported outcome data in the pediatric population is just as important as it is in adults. There are many fantastic PRO surveys that have been validated for patients... 
Sep 9, 2021 | Patient Reported Outcomes, PRO Measures
What is the Simple Shoulder Test? – A Focus on Functional Ability The Simple Shoulder Test (SST) was created by the Shoulder Team at the University of Washington Department of Orthopedics and was first published in 1993. The team looked at common functional... 
Aug 20, 2021 | Patient Reported Outcomes, PRO Measures
What is the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) and When is it Used? Created in 2012, the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) is a patient-reported outcome measure intended to determine a patient’s ability to “forget” about their affected joint after surgery or treatment (H, JM, K,... 
Jul 2, 2021 | Patient Reported Outcomes
CMS Is Asking for Digital Quality Measures, and AAOS has Answers Recently CMS released proposed rules in the May 10, 2021 Federal Register that included a Request for Information (RFI) on Digital Quality Measures (dQMs) whose scores would be electronically collected... 
Apr 6, 2021 | Patient Reported Outcomes
Updated 6/9/2021 Prior Authorization can be messy Anyone working in a clinic knows that one of the easiest ways to derail your day is by encountering a situation that needs prior authorization. Obtaining prior authorization for surgical procedures is…a pain in...