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Podcast: Better Edge : A Northwestern Medicine podcast for physicians
Episode: Navigating CMS’ Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures for THA and TKA
Description: David W. Manning, MD, and Caroline P. Thirukumaran, PhD, both of Northwestern Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery join the Better Edge podcast. They delve into the CMS Orthopedic Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Performance Measure for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
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Dr. Manning and Dr. Thirukumaran provide an in-depth discussion on these performance measures:
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The benefits and challenges
Integrating them into clinical practice
How they may affect patient outcomes and satisfaction
The future of PRO measures in orthopaedic care
Anticipated advances in the reporting process