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01-08-2011 | Opinion Paper
Fracture prevention in Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Published in: Osteoporosis International | Special Issue 3/2011
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The Kaiser Permanente Healthy Bones Program has used a systematic approach to address the osteoporosis/fracture care gaps. The article discusses the ten-step processes that utilize information technology and care managers to identify, risk stratify, treat, and then track our patients with care gaps. This program has led to 40+% reduction in the expected number of hip fractures in 2009 that we attribute to the increase in DXA screening followed by appropriate osteoporosis treatment.