AAOS Registry Program Blog

This article was originally published in the October 2019 issue of AAOS Now, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) monthly news magazine and reported by AAOS Content Writer Karen Metropulos, MBA. 

WellStar Health System, the largest health system in Georgia, comprised of 11 hospitals and 225 medical office locations, is focused on improving quality and access to health care. It operates outpatient centers, health parks, a pediatric center, nursing centers, hospice, and a home care agency.

This article was originally published in the June 2019 issue of AAOS Now, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) monthly news magazine. 

The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UMSRH), part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), recently shared its patient-reported outcomes (PROs) journey at the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses 39th Annual Congress (NAON), which took place May 18–21 in Atlanta. The UMSRH story demonstrates how physician and nurse leadership can successfully collaborate to implement a PRO program both locally and in conjunction with a national arthroplasty registry.

This article was originally published in the August 2018 issue of AAOS Now, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) monthly news magazine. The article concludes a three-part series illustrating practical aspects of AJRR participation through shared success stories from subscribing institutions. All three installments can be found at www.aaosnow.org.

MountainView Regional Medical Center (MVRM), located in Las Cruces, NM, has been an American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) subscriber since November 2014. Their AJRR participation helped MountainView’s Total Hip and Knee Replacement Center utilize Registry benefits to achieve and maintain the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal for core certification. Other health care institutions can learn from the Center’s checklist for choosing a registry capable of supporting a Joint Commission Certified Program.

AJRR Subscriber Captures the Intersection of Data, Evidence-based Medicine, and Integrated Clinical Pathways

This article was originally published in the July 2018 issue of AAOS Now, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) monthly news magazine. It is the second of a three-part series illustrating practical aspects of American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) participation through success stories from subscribing institutions. The next installment will feature MountainView Regional Medical Center and appear in the August issue of AAOS Now.

The AJRR is the largest hip and knee arthroplasty registry in the United States, exceeding the 1 million procedures milestone in 2017, and is a part of the Academy’s growing family of orthopaedic registries. TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH), located in Cincinnati, OH, has been an AJRR subscriber since January 2015. Other health care institutions can learn from GSH’s registry-supported integrated clinical pathway (ICP) and adverse event (AE) reduction programs focused on blood transfusion, venous thromboembolism (VTE), ineffective pain management, and more.

This article was originally published in the June 2018 issue of AAOS Now, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) monthly news magazine. It is the first of a three-part series illustrating practical aspects of American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) participation through success stories from subscribing institutions. The next installment will feature TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital and appear in the July issue of AAOS Now.

The AJRR is the largest hip and knee replacement registry in the United States and a leader worldwide.

Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) shares highlights of its road to participation in the AJRR including some of the achievements attained along the way. Other health care institutions can learn from PSJH's experience in developing best practices in system-wide data collection (86,990 cases submitted as of January 2018), data-driven quality improvement (patient reported-outcome [PRO] program), and utilization of the data for research purposes (dual mobility cup utilization and indications analysis).