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The Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis (H&K OA) Surgical Program was first established in 2004 and today includes 13 hospitals and 11 central intake clinics, who provide high quality of care and services for arthroplasty patients. The program is organized with a Working Group and Clinical Committee to drive all continuous improvement projects. The Working Group is a multi-disciplinary and multi-site team providing community and acute care for patients with operable osteoarthritis in hip or knee joints. They guide, continuously improve and implement the standardized clinical practices, protocols, scopes of care and services for Albertan hip and knee arthroplasty, using the Hip & Knee Surgical Care Path and direction of the clinical committee as guidance.<\/p>\n
The Clinical Committee is comprised of Alberta\u2019s top orthopedic surgeons, who provide an independent, expert review to the medical and quality improvement work of the Working Group. They make clinical and quality measurement decisions, using evidence and informed clinical judgement to set the standard of the best possible quality of care for the patients.<\/p>\n
The success of the H&K OA Surgical Program is attributed to the continuous measurement of key performance indicators, as outlined in the Hip & Knee Measurement Framework. This framework, built around the six dimensions of health care quality, analyzes aggregated data from all health care sites and zones to provide a meaningful evaluation of the continuum of care against provincial benchmarks. Performance indicators include wait times, patient outcomes and health complications, which are then used by the network of health care providers to inform continuous quality improvement activities. 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The programs and services are offered to over 850 facilities across the province including hospitals, clinics, continuing care facilities, cancer centers, mental health facilities and community health sites.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Covenant Health” button_text=”LEARN MORE” button_link=”https:\/\/www.covenanthealth.ca\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Source Sans Pro|600||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”31px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_font=”|600|||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”rgba(12,113,195,0.08)” background_enable_color=”on” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”rgba(12,113,195,0.08)” button_border_width=”3px” button_border_color=”#000000″ button_border_radius=”7px” button_icon_color=”#000000″ button_on_hover=”off” background_layout=”light” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover=”rgba(6,109,206,0.13)” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_color__hover=”#000000″ sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n On October 7, 2008, 16 Catholic health care facilities across Alberta came together under a single board and administration. 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The program is organized with a Working Group and Clinical Committee to drive all continuous improvement projects. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" In partnership with the Bone and Joint Heath Strategic Clinical Network (BJH SCN), the Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis (H&K OA) Surgical Program is recognized for providing high quality patient-centered care and for being the champions of health change in Alberta for over 10 years. This provincial program aims to guide, standardize, improve and implement evidence-based clinical practices to deliver the best possible care for hip and knee arthroplasty patients.<\/p>\n The H&K OA Surgical Program was first established in 2004 and includes 13 hospitals and 11 central intake clinics, who provide high quality of care and services for arthroplasty patients. The program is organized with a working group (WG) and clinical committee (CC) to drive all continuous improvement projects. The WG is a multi-disciplinary and multi-site team providing community and acute care for patients with operable OA in hip or knee joints. They guide, continuously improve and implement the standardized clinical practices, protocols, scopes of care and services for Albertan H&K arthroplasty, using the H&K Surgical Care Path and direction of the clinical committee, as guidance.<\/p>\n The CC is comprised of Alberta\u2019s top orthopedic surgeons, who provide an independent, expert, review to the medical and quality improvement work of the WG. They make clinical and quality measurement decisions, using evidence and informed clinical judgement to set the standard of the best possible quality of care for the patients.<\/p>\n The success of the H&K OA Surgical Program is attributed to the continuous measurement of key performance indicators, as outlined in the H&K Measurement Framework. This framework, built around the six dimensions of health care quality, analyzes aggregated data from all health care sites and zones to provide a meaningful evaluation of the continuum of care against provincial benchmarks. Performance indicators include wait times, patient outcomes and health complications, which are then used by the network of health care providers to inform continuous quality improvement activities. The Albertan H&K Measurement Framework can be found here<\/p>\n Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada\u2019s first and largest fully-integrated health system that is responsible for delivering health services to Albertans as well as neighboring provinces and territories. Their mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible, sustainable and improves the health of Albertans and communities together. The programs and services are offered to over 850 facilities across the province including hospitals, clinics, continuing care facilities, cancer centers, mental health facilities and community health sites. For more information on AHS programs and services, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (ABJHI) is an independent charitable organization whose strength is turning knowledge into better care for people living with bone and joint health conditions. By applying research, data analysis and measurement, the organization works with partners to deliver evidence-based, long-term solutions that tangibly improves patient care and health outcomes across Alberta. For more information on ABJHI programs and services, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The H&K OA Program includes representation from several hospitals and central intake clinics across the province. They work collaboratively to guide, continuously improve and implement the standardization of clinical practices, protocols, scopes of care and services for Albertan H&K arthroplasty. For more information about our provincial partner sites, click below:<\/p>\n Co-Leads: Dr. Raul Kuchinad & Lorraine Oleski<\/em><\/p>\n The Surgical Working Group aims to guide, continuously improve and, where appropriate, implement the standardization of clinical practices, protocols, scopes of care and services for Albertan H&K arthroplasty, using the H&K Surgical Care Path and direction from the H&K Replacement Clinical Committee (H&K RCC) as guidance.<\/p>\n For more information on the groups mandate and responsibilities, click here: *link to ToR*<\/p>\n Chairman: Dr. Tim Pearce<\/em><\/p>\n The Replacement Clinical Committee aims to make clinical and quality measurement decisions for the surgical branch of the H&K OA Program, using evidence and informed clinical judgement to set the standard of the best possible quality of care for the patients.<\/p>\n For more information on the groups mandate and responsibilities, click here: *link to ToR*<\/p>\n Tri-Leads: Kelly Dinsmore, Dr. Ted Findlay & Geoff Schneider<\/em><\/p>\n The Conservative Working Group aims to guide, continuously improve and, where appropriate, implement the standardization of clinical practices, protocols, scopes of care and services for Albertan H&K conservative management of OA, using the H&K OA Conservative Management Standards of Care and direction from the H&K Conservative Clinical Committee as guidance.<\/p>\n For more information on the groups mandate and responsibilities, click here: *link to ToR*\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Chair: Donna Davies<\/em><\/p>\n The Conservative Clinical Committee aims to make clinical and quality measurement decisions for the conservative branch of the H&K OA Program, using evidence and informed clinical judgement to set the standard of the best possible quality of care for the patients.<\/p>\n For more information on the groups mandate and responsibilities, click here: *link to ToR*<\/p>\n Do you have any questions or feedback for the H&K OA Program? \u2013 click here<\/p>\n H&K OA Surgical Care Path:<\/u> \u2013 Clinics<\/a>, link to PDF care path<\/p>\n The H&K Surgical Care Path and Measurement Framework represent the core essence of better bone and joint health in Alberta. This integrated path has demonstrated that evidence based, collaborative and integrated approach to surgical management has positive system and patient outcomes. The care path and measurement framework are provincially endorsed documents made up of instructions and performance indicators that are evidence-based and derived from clinical consensuses. It guides the collaborative workflow between the interdisciplinary teams at hospital and central intake clinics.<\/p>\n For more information, click here to access the 2020 Hip and Knee Surgical Care Path and click here to access the Measurement Framework.<\/p>\n H&K OA Surgical Order Sets:<\/u> link to PDF versions<\/p>\n The provincial H&K Arthroplasty Order Sets were released in 2019 to complement the H&K Surgical Care Path. These order sets incorporate specific care recommendations for patient activity, fluid and nutrition intake, medication treatments and discharge plan throughout the patient\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n There are three types of order sets, including:<\/p>\n The paper versions of these order sets are available through the DATA group, and the links are provided in the table below.<\/p>\nGOVERNANCE<\/h2>\n
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Measurement Framework<\/a><\/p>\n
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Acronyms<\/a><\/p>\nWelcome to the Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis Surgical Program \u2013 Provider Information<\/h3>\n
History of the Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis Surgical Program<\/h3>\n
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