DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATIN OF A PRACTICAL PROTOCOL FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE OF PATIENTS ENCOUNTER OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE

Author(s)

Fu S1, Wang C2, Wang S3, Hsiao F4
1National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan, 2School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 3National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan, 4Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

OBJECTIVES: Suboptimal post fracture treatment was reported worldwide, however, study aim at improving the quality of care for these patients was limited. The aim of this research was to build up a protocol to improve the screening rate of bone mineral density (BMD) and anti-osteoporotic medications (AOMs) use, two critical quality indicators, for caring patients discharged from osteoporotic fractures. METHODS: This project were implemented in a tertiary hospital. A qualitative study was conducted to generate clinical practitioners’ (included orthopedics, nurses, radiology diagnostics technicians) opinions of the care process for post-fracture patients. We adopted the root cause analyses and decision matrix process to identify key and applicable quality indicators. To validate the quality indicators, patients who admit for major osteoporotic fractures (including hip, vertebral, proximal humerus, and distal forearm) in this hospital were included for further analyses

Conference/Value in Health Info

2018-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2018, Tokyo, Japan

Value in Health, Vol. 21, S2 (September 2018)

Code

PMS28

Topic

Health Policy & Regulatory, Health Service Delivery & Process of Care

Topic Subcategory

Health Disparities & Equity, Quality of Care Measurement

Disease

Musculoskeletal Disorders

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