Using routine referral data for patients with knee and hip pain to improve access to specialist care.
Kate ButtonIrena SpasićRebecca PlayleDavid OwenMandy LauLiam HannawayStephen JonesPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
Over 30% of patients followed sub-optimal care pathway, which represents potential inefficiency and wasted healthcare resource. A core data set including body mass index should be considered as this was a predictor of optimal care and patient rated pain and function.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- pain management
- body mass index
- chronic pain
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- electronic health record
- chronic kidney disease
- big data
- case report
- spinal cord
- total hip arthroplasty
- data analysis
- clinical practice
- weight gain
- weight loss
- human health
- anterior cruciate ligament