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Bone Health Collaborative launches Fracture Liaison study to improve post-fracture care
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The Bone Health Collaborative announced the launch of a Fracture Liaison Service Demonstration Study to provide participating hospitals with the cloud-based platform to assess the adoption and implementation of the fracture liaison service.
Led by the National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA), National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and CECity.com Inc., the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) Demonstration Study is designed to demonstrate the ability to scale the FLS in the community setting, while measuring the impact on patient care. This includes targeting the nearly 80% care gap of older Americans who have bone breaks, but are not tested or treated for osteoporosis, according to a press release.
Beginning in early 2014, the FLS Demonstration Study will leverage the experience and resources of each partner including NBHA’s fracture prevention knowledge and expertise; NOF’s expertise in osteoporosis and bone health; and CECity’s MedConcert performances improvement platform to engage providers to build innovative communities of practice designed to improve the safety and quality of patient care. The study will run for approximately 12 months within three initial sites selected. The partners expect to publish results of the study by mid-2015.
“With osteoporosis causing an estimated two million broken bones per year at an estimated direct cost of $19 billion, we know osteoporosis-related bone breaks are responsible for significant human and financial costs,” Robert Recker, MD, MACP, FACE, co-chair, NBHA, president, NOF and director of the Osteoporosis Research Center at Creighton University, stated in the release. “There has never been a greater need for effective post-fracture prevention and care coordination programs. These programs are the key to sparing many Americans from the pain, suffering and reduced quality of life associated with broken bones, while at the same time producing enormous cost savings for the health care system.”