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Effective secondary fracture prevention: implementation of a global benchmarking of clinical quality using the IOF Capture the Fracture® Best Practice Framework tool
Summary: Fracture Liaison Services are the best model to prevent
secondary fractures. The International Osteoporosis
Foundation developed a Best Practice Framework to provide
a quality benchmark. After a year of implementation, we confirmed
that a single framework with set criteria is able to
benchmark services across healthcare systems worldwide.
Introduction: Despite evidence for the clinical effectiveness of
secondary fracture prevention, translation in the real-world
setting remains disappointing. Where implemented, a wide
variety of service models are used to deliver effective secondary
fracture prevention. To support use of effective models of
care across the globe, the International Osteoporosis
Foundation’s Capture the Fracture® programme developed
a Best Practice Framework (BPF) tool of criteria
and standards to provide a quality benchmark. We now
report findings after the first 12 months of
implementation.
Methods: A questionnaire for the BPF was created and made
available to institutions on the Capture the Fracture website.
Responses from institutions were used to assign gold, silver,
bronze or black (insufficient) level of achievements mapped
across five domains. Through an interactive process with the
institution, a final score was determined and published on th