PRO Measures Resources
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Patient-reported outcome data is powerful. There are many validated PRO surveys, and selecting the correct measures to use is key to success. Choosing PRO measures is no easy task, but we’ve got you covered. We highlight the good, the bad, and the nuances associated with the most commonly used PRO tools.
PRO Measures Guides
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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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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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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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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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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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Most Popular Orthopedic PRO Measures Wonder what PRO tools are trending in orthopedics? Download our one page guide to the most popular PRO measures.
PRO Measures Blog Posts
Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS)
A comprehensive overview of the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
Lysholm Knee Scoring System
A comprehensive overview of the Lysholm Knee Scoring System; this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM)
A comprehensive overview of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS)
A comprehensive overview of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
Hip Outcome Score (HOS)
A comprehensive overview of the Hip Outcome Score (HOS); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC Questionnaire)
A comprehensive overview of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
VR-12
A comprehensive overview of the The Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey (VR-12); this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
HOOS JR and KOOS JR
Overview The Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Joint Replacement (HOOS JR) and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score,...
MARX Knee PRO Measure
A comprehensive overview of the MARX Scale patient-reported outcome measure; this includes strengths, considerations and licensing information.
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