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Registry Data Reuse Opportunities You Need to Know

Sep 19, 2019 9:30:59 AM

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Did you know? Participation in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program offers a wide variety of data reuse opportunities including requirements for quality certification programs, federal quality initiatives, insurer's distinction programs, and state collaboratives. As a participating site, unlock all the benefits of your registry data by reviewing more than a dozen data application opportunities below.

 

  • AAOS RegistryInsights® Platform: Participants can access standard reports and personalized dashboards across all anatomical registries at the site and surgeon level that cover procedural, post-operative, and patient-reported outcome (PRO) data. Also available is access to custom reports created by our Analytics team to help understand and package site data. These custom reports can include site-specific metrics and shape the continuous improvements to the standard reports provided. Registries: AJRR and SER

  • AAOS RegistryInsights® Platform: AAOS Registry Program sites can compare their data to national benchmarks for every metric of data submitted, contribute to orthopaedic advocacy, have their data featured in annual reports, and inform Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), Practice Management (PM), and Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC). Registries: AJRR and SER

  • Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Advanced Orthopaedic Certification: AAAHC requires accredited ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to collect and submit performance measures to a nationally recognized specialty registry. Registry: AJRR

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program: Participating surgeons can attain up to 10 Self-Assessment Exam credits for ABOS MOC Part II by using the AAOS RegistryInsights® Surgeon Dashboards. Registries: AJRR, MsTR, and SER

  • BlueCross BlueShield Blue Distinction Specialty Care: Through Blue Distinction Specialty Care, ASCs may be required to have advanced certification from The Joint Commission, AAAHC, or Der Norske Veritas & Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL). Registry: AJRR

  • Blue Shield of California: Under this initiative, providers that are AJRR participants will receive a waiver of prior authorization for their patients’ hip or knee replacement procedures. Registry: AJRR

  • Bree Collaborative: This Washington state-based collaborative requires all implants to be registered using the AJRR within its Repair of the Osteoarthritic Joint section of the TKR/THR Bundle. Registry: AJRR

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A): In 2021, AAOS Registry Program data will be able to help with the Alternate Quality Measures Set of the BPCI-A, which will qualify as an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) under the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Registries: AJRR, MsTR, and SER

  • CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model: AJRR can assist with CJR participants’ composite quality scores by collecting PROs and limited risk variables in our AAOS RegistryInsights CJR Template. Registry: AJRR

  • CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Promoting Interoperability (PI): The AAOS Registry Program is a CMS-designated Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR). Participation in the Registry Program can help physicians qualify for the MIPS PI category (previously known as Meaningful Use). Registries: AJRR, MsTR, and SER

  • CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) QPP: Participation in the Registry Program supports the reuse of data for payer incentive programs such as CMS MIPS. As a QCDR, participation counts towards the QPP. Registries: AJRR, MsTR, and SER

  • DNV GL Orthopaedic Center of Excellence: DNV GL provides health care sites worldwide with accreditation, certification, and training. A hospital requirement includes registry participation; therefore, AJRR participation helps toward this designation. Registry: AJRR

  • The Alliance QualityPath: To receive this designation for knee and total hip replacement from The Alliance, hospitals and surgeons in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa are required to be AJRR participants. Registry: AJRR

  • The Joint Commission Advanced Certification for THKR: Effective July 1, 2019, AJRR became the sole pathway for meeting the registry requirement for The Joint Commission Advanced Certification for THKR. Visit this link for FAQs. Registry: AJRR

 

AAOS Registry Glossary

American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) - AAOS' hip and knee arthroplasty registry

Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER) - AAOS' shoulder arthroplasty, elbow arthroplasty, and rotator cuff repair registry

Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry (MsTR) - AAOS' orthopaedic oncology registry

 

 

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This blog was created by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program as part of our commitment to improve orthopaedic care through the collection, analysis, and reporting of actionable data. Our purpose is to communicate with others in the orthopaedic field who share the same commitment. Watch for weekly news alerts, quick tips, actionable checklists, best practices, and research findings posted to this blog. Whether you are a participating site in one or more AAOS Registry or thinking about joining the Registry Program, this blog will provide current and ongoing Registry updates and decision support.

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Data Snapshot

Did you know? Few surgeons in the AJRR perform patellofemoral arthroplasty and it remains less than 1% of knee arthroplasties recorded in AJRR. 

Read more in the AJRR 2018 Annual Report.

Figure 37 from the AJRR 2018 Annual Report

 

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This Week's References

AAOS Registry Glossary

American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) - AAOS' hip and knee arthroplasty registry

Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER) - AAOS' shoulder arthroplasty, elbow arthroplasty, and rotator cuff repair registry

Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry (MsTR) - AAOS' orthopaedic oncology registry 

 

 

 

AAOS RegistryInsights®

As a health care provider of orthopaedic services, you can access information about joining the AAOS Registry Program and RegistryInsights by visiting www.aaos.org/ajrr or speaking with a Registry Engagement Associate at (847) 292-0530.  

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