Feasibility of Quality Measures for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

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Purpose

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand developed candidate quality measures for potential inclusion in the Merit-Based Incentive Program and National Quality Forum in the hope that hand surgeons could report specialty-specific data. The following measures regarding the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) were developed using a Delphi consensus process: (1) use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosis of CTS, (2) use of adjunctive surgical procedures during carpal tunnel release (CTR), and (3) use of formal occupational and/or physical therapy after CTR. This study simulated attempts to identify outlier regions in an insurance claims database, which is an important step in establishing feasibility of thes

SUBMITTER: Crijns TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132589 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature