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Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)

With many healthcare systems now requiring pre-operative Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to authorize surgery on all knee and hip joint replacement patients, Florida Orthopaedic Institute already has PROMs in place.

Once again, Florida Orthopaedic Institute is on the cutting-edge of clinical care, industry standards, and emphasizing patient-centered care through the collection of PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures).

In the fall of 2020, Florida Orthopaedic Institute began collecting Patient-Reported Outcome Measures on all patients and it is paying off (literally) for our patients.

Many healthcare systems now require documentation of a completed PROM before pre-authorization for partial and total knee replacements. This means that patients who do not have a patient-reported outcome measure on file for insurance review could have their surgery denied or significantly delayed. The same documentation applies to hemi and total hip replacements.

Patients at Florida Orthopaedic Institute are already completing PROMs as part of a convenient online check-in process ahead of office visits. They are sent out via text and email for patients who are scheduled for surgery.

Florida Orthopaedic Institute is leading the way in orthopaedic surgery and helping patients seamlessly navigate insurance industry changes.

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About patient-reported outcome measures

More about PROMs

Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were initially used in clinical research as a standardized way of comparing outcomes among patients enrolled in research studies. But over the last ten years or so, physicians started using PROMs clinically. This means they began collecting the information from patients to track health and progress and predict outcomes like operations.

Before this, physicians and other healthcare providers filled out the assessments during or after office visits. Responses were based on how they thought the patient was doing, rather than asking the patient directly.

We have learned that PROMs are often better at predicting what will happen in the future for a patient than the questionnaires completed by physicians. PROMs also tend to give more accurate views of a patient’s recovery and make it easier to see health changes.

It is important to remember there are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers to these questions. Honest answers help both you and your provider understand how your injury impacts your life and helps to monitor your recovery if you undergo surgery.

Florida Orthopaedic Institute now collects several different PROMs. Some are filled out by every patient, while others are specific to an injury. Read below to learn about the different PROMs we collect and what they measure.

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