In 2005, the AOA conducted a pilot program in 14 hospitals
nationwide. Using an online registry, participants sought to
improve the management of osteoporosis in patients who sustained a
fragility fracture. The goal was to promote quality care
measures for the prevention of additional fragility
fractures. Efforts to educate patients and primary care
physicians regarding the prevention of future fragility fractures
nearly quadrupled. Read published results.
