title: Implementation of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
abstract: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has emerged as a strategy to improve the outcome of total knee arthroplasty. The use of PROMs in routine clinical practice has accelerated because health care in the United States is shifting from a volume-based to a value-based reimbursement system in which quality is increasingly being measured using PROMs. Electronic, internet-based platforms, such as Functional and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement, currently exist which offer turn-key solutions for PROM collection, trending, analysis, and benchmarking for busy clinicians. Successful systems provide real-time trended PROM scores that inform shared decision making, optimize patient care, and enable comparisons among practices.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Orthopedics, U Mass Memorial Medical Group, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ayers
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome