Revised service metrics partially explain variation in outcomes across facilities in a state-wide advanced practice public musculoskeletal service

Musculoskeletal Care. 2023 Jun;21(2):562-570. doi: 10.1002/msc.1717. Epub 2022 Nov 27.

Authors

Maree Raymer¹, Peter Window¹, Michelle Cottrell¹, Tracy Comans², Shaun O'Leary^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Metro North Hospital Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 36437478
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1717

No abstract available

Keywords: advanced practice; neurosurgery; orthopaedics; outpatients; physiotherapy; service metrics; service variation.

MeSH terms

Benchmarking*
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases* / therapy
Physical Therapy Modalities