Top 10 Reasons to Enroll
1. The Only Fragility
Fracture Prevention Program in the US
Own the Bone is the only national fragility fracture prevention
program available to independent hospitals and medical centers,
providing your hospital, medical center or private practice with
all of the support and tools necessary to begin your own
comprehensive fragility fracture treatment program.
2. Tested and Proven Effective
In 2005, a 10-month Own the Bone pilot study (at 14 healthcare
institutions throughout the US), published in the Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery, showed that efforts to educate
patients and primary care physicians about the risk of osteoporosis
and future fractures could positively affect bone health care in
patients with fragility fractures.
3. Smart Medical and Business
Decision
"Failure to diagnose" and treat osteoporosis in association with
related fractures is a key quality of care and a professional
liability issue for hospitals, medical centers, and physicians.
Implementing higher quality standards before you are required to do
so is a sound medical and business decision.
4. Makes Conforming to Current
Treatment Recommendations Easy
Own the Bone measures are consistent with recommendations from
the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS), Joint Commission (JC), the World
Health Organization (WHO), and the American Medical Association
(AMA).
5. Measures Your Hospital's
Performance
The Own the Bone registry provides access to benchmarking
capabilities enabling you to document improvements in patient care
over time as well as externally against other participating
institutions nationwide.
6. Showcases Your Commitment to Your Patients' Bone
Health
Own the Bone sites are recognized in major media outlets, such
as the U.S. News and World Report "Best Hospitals"
guide. In addition, sites receive branded materials and
template press releases to inform local media and their patients
about their commitment to bone health.
7. Adaptable to Your Institution's Needs
Own the Bone includes elements that are adaptable to suit your
institution and patient population's needs. Your site can enter and
track data for a target patient population (hip fractures, knee
fractures, etc) or for your entire fragility fracture patient
population.
8. Provides All of the Necessary Tools
Own the Bone provides you with all of the tools necessary to
start a fragility fracture prevention program or to enhance your
current fragility fracture program, including:
- Getting started toolkit
- Access to a national web-based patient registry
- Case Report Form
- System-generated physician communication and patient education
letters
- Patient and physician education tools that may be customized
with your institution's logo
- Access to informational teleconferences and resources through
the Own the Bone website
- Web-based registry training
- Quarterly Bone Health Bulletin e-newsletter
- Public relations tools and national recognition
opportunities
9. Promotes Best Practices
Own the Bone sites have access to networking opportunities -
virtual and in-person - to learn and share best practices.
10. It's the right thing to
do
Only 21% of Medicare patients receive recommended osteoporosis
care following a fracture 1. By implementing Own the
Bone in your hospital or practice, you are showing your patients
that you are concerned about their bone health and that they will
receive the appropriate follow-up care when they choose your
healthcare institution for bone fracture treatment.
