THA/TKA PRO-PM Data Collection

CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM: Your Guide to Mandatory Pre- and Post-Op Data Collection

The THA/TKA PRO-PM (Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measure) is a CMS-mandated quality measure requiring hospitals to collect pre- and post-operative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for elective hip and knee replacements. Compliance involves tracking patients for up to a year post-surgery, ensuring survey completion, and meeting a 50% response rate. This guide outlines key timelines, data collection strategies, and best practices to optimize workflows, improve patient engagement, and safeguard hospital performance under value-based care initiatives.
Medical Chart Abstraction

Medical Chart Abstraction: A Complete Guide for Healthcare Teams

Medical Chart Abstraction is a vital process in healthcare that ensures accurate data collection for compliance, quality improvement, and research. This guide provides a comprehensive look at the abstraction process, from extracting key metrics to overcoming common challenges like staffing shortages and regulatory updates. Learn about outsourcing options, career opportunities, and how effective abstraction can transform patient care and organizational efficiency. Whether you're looking to optimize your data management or explore roles in abstraction, this guide has everything you need to get started.
Medical Chart Abstraction

How the NCDR CathPCI Registry Improves Cardiovascular Care

Explore how the CathPCI Registry helps hospitals improve cardiovascular care through comprehensive data collection and analysis. Learn how leveraging this powerful tool supports quality improvement initiatives, research opportunities, and enhanced patient safety.

Myth vs. Reality: 8 Common Objections to Outsourcing Clinical Data Abstraction

Discover the truth about outsourcing clinical data abstraction and how ADN can debunk myths and boost healthcare data quality.
A frontline staff member enters patient safety data into a computer at a healthcare facility

Opportunity Cost in Healthcare: Vital for Hospital Quality Leaders

Opportunity cost is vital for hospital quality leaders to optimize resources and enhance patient care. This article explains how decisions like outsourcing data abstraction can lead to cost savings, efficiency gains, and specialized expertise. It emphasizes the need to overcome status quo bias and make strategic choices for better healthcare outcomes and operational success.
A stressed-out nurse sits in front of a laptop with her head in her hands

Cultivating Stability: How to Reduce Employee Turnover in Healthcare

Globally, medication errors are a leading cause of patient harm in hospitals, accounting for up to 20% of patient safety events. Each year, such errors are responsible for between 7,000 and 9,000 preventable patient fatalities.
A member of a quality improvement team accesses data on a tablet while collaborating with the operations team

Improving Hospital Quality Teams’ Post-Smartsourcing Strategies

Discover how smartsourcing data abstraction can help healthcare organizations refocus their efforts on improving quality teams. Learn how top hospitals are using these strategies to enhance team participation, prevent burnout, and achieve impactful performance improvement.