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Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 1 Summary of hip and knee arthroplasty PROMs implementation phases in Alberta

From: The use of patient-reported outcome measures in hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta

Phase (fiscal year end)

TJA surgeries (#)

PROMS captured (#, %)†

Participating hospitals (#, %)††

Participating physicians (#, %)†††

Pilot study (2004–2006)

18,862

3,447 (18%)

7 (54%)

20 (31%)

Spread and scale (2006–2011)

27,154

6,688 (25%)

9 (64%)

31 (41%)

Continuous quality improvement (CQI) reporting (2011–2020)

87,890

56,086 (64%)

14 (100%)

84 (100%)

  1. †Includes all surgical patients who completed both a pre-surgery and 3-month post-surgery PROMs survey
  2. ††Includes all hospitals who perform elective hip and knee arthroplasty in Alberta
  3. ††† Includes all physicians who performed at least 10 arthroplasty surgeries per year
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