PRO-MAPP is pleased to announce that our work with White Fence Surgical Suites assisted their 100% completion for an annual data audit completed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Using this collaborative effort as an example, we hope to set a gold standard for greater practices in orthopaedics, guided by data that is transforming the ways surgeries improve caregiving services for medical practitioners and patients alike.

A background to AAOS audits

The AAOS, founded in 1933, is the United States’ leading provider of musculoskeletal education for orthopaedic surgeons across the world. The Academy has been committed to evolving its Registry Programme – an essential log of accurate, high quality evidence-based data to provide actionable insights for physicians – and has done so by conducting an annual third-party audit for participating centres across the country.

Comprising institutions focused on orthopaedics, the AAOS’ American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) membership includes hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and private practice groups. The keys to quality reporting and practical measurement efforts lies with data – the AJRR’s repository comprises information gathered from over 3 million hip and knee replacement procedures sitewide, systemwide and nationwide, the largest in the world.

In collaboration with Quality Insights, the AJRR has conducted data audits for over a decade, with the average industry standard for data quality reaching 85%.

Paving paths for data accuracy

White Fence Surgical Suites is an ambulatory surgery center based in New Albany, Ohio, whose compliance and performance standards earned the facility the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification. With its industry-leading orthopaedics expertise, the center is committed to ensuring the highest quality of patient care, working in conjunction with PRO-MAPP to collect hip and knee procedural data types which, outlined by AJRR, are threefold:

• Procedural data: related to patients, hospitals, surgeons, and procedures, this including lengths of stay, comorbidities, and complications in operations.
• Post-operative data: readmissions and information surrounding any complications that arise after surgery.
• Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs): self-assessment patient data regarding their health status, including mobility, mental attitude, physical functions, and any bodily pain.

Digital transformation is not only streamlining the ways that healthcare providers such as White Fence Surgical Suites gather these categories of data, but also offers greater insight into how to better allocate resources, reduce waiting times and conduct timely and important triage procedures. As leading orthoapaedic surgeon Dr Keith Berend states: “Surgeons and facilities who utilize PRO-MAPP know exactly how efficient and accurate the platform is in our day to day practices. Given PRO-MAPP’s assistance covering time in AR, denials, and RCM accuracy, it’s not so surprising to learn of the AAOS’ 100% score achieved here.”

Considering this latest milestone set by White Fence Surgical Suites, we look forward to putting the Registry’s procedural insights into practice and ensure an innovative future for orthopaedic healthcare. With precise and informative data, the healthcare system can evolve to achieve more satisfactory patient pathways, beneficial to orthopaedic practitioners and those seeking joint replacement surgery.

If you’d like to know more about our work with White Fence Surgical Suites or how the PRO-MAPP platform works, talk to our team today!