Orthopaedic Care

BIDMC provides joint evaluation orthopaedic care for over 400 patients each year. Our services include joint replacement as well as repair. When choosing a hospital, patients in need of orthopaedic care should consider the hospital's experience with the surgery, patient outcomes, patients' experiences with care, and the efficiency of care.

Orthopaedic Care: Performance Summary


Access BIDMC Performance
Q4 FY 09		 FY 09 Goal1
Time to appointment for joint evaluation for new patients
A higher score is better.		 44% 65%
Patient Experience
 BIDMC Performance
Q4 FY 09
 National Database2
Q3 FY 09
Inpatient orthopaedics service
A higher score is better.		 77% 69%
Outpatient clinic
A higher score is better.		 68% 77%
Hip Replacement: Total or Partial BIDMC Performance
 FY 08		 Internal Comparison3
Number of surgeries
A higher score is better. 		127 186
BIDMC Performance FY 05 Internal Comparison3
Mortality Rate
A lower score is better.		 0% Same as State Average
Length of stay
A lower score is better.		 4 days 4 days

 BIDMC Performance
Q4 FY 09		 Top 10%4
(04/08 - 03/09) 
Surgical Infection Prevention: Timely Administration Antibiotics
A higher score is better.		 100% 99%
Surgical Infection Prevention: Timely Discontinuing Antibiotics
A higher score is better.		 96% 98%
Knee Replacement: Total
 BIDMC Performance
FY 08
 Internal Comparison3
Number of surgeries
A higher score is better.		 246 183

 BIDMC Performance
Q4 FY 09
 Top 10%4
(04/08 - 03/09)
Surgical infection prevention – Administering timely medication
A higher score is better.		 94% 99%
Surgical Infection Prevention: Timely Discontinuing Antibiotics
A higher score is better.		 94% 98%

1 Source of comparison for each measure may vary. It may be drawn from national, regional, or local databases and can include internal goals and/or benchmarks that BIDMC has established. The source of the comparison for this measure is the BIDMC overall ambulatory goal.
2 Source of comparison data: Press Ganey National Database Participants
3 The source of the comparison for these measures is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MA Healthcare Quality and Cost Information, July 2006 Update (www.mass.gov/healthcareqc).
4 The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare (www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, December, 2009.

For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the name of the measure.

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Last updated: January 13, 2010

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