Nuckols Teryl K, Griffin Anne, Asch Steven M, Benner Douglas, Bruce Erika, Cassidy Mary, Chang Walter T, Harness Neil G, Hiatt Liisa, Jablecki Charles K, Jerome Joanne, Sandin Karl, Shaw Rebecca, Weng Haoling, Gibbons Melinda Maggard
Rand Health Q. 2011 Sep 1;1(3):7. eCollection 2011 Fall.
Claims relating to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are common in workers' compensation systems. Given that the human and economic costs related to CTS are considerable, healthcare organizations must be able to offer high-quality care to people affected by this condition. The study on which this article is based is a step toward improving care for CTS. It has produced two unique tools for institutions to use, one for assessing the quality of care received by a population of patients who have or may have CTS, and the other for identifying the appropriateness of surgery for individual patients. Tools that assist in measuring quality of care are fundamental to efforts to improve healthcare quality. Tools that assess the appropriateness of surgery ensure that people who need surgery receive it and, conversely, that people are not subjected to inappropriate operations. Applied in this way, these two tools are likely to improve clinical circumstances and economic outcomes for people with CTS. Together, they can be useful to provider organizations, medical groups, medical certification boards, and other associated decisionmakers attempting to assess, monitor, and provide appropriate care for people with CTS.
与腕管综合征（CTS）相关的索赔在工伤赔偿系统中很常见。鉴于与CTS相关的人力和经济成本相当可观，医疗保健机构必须能够为受这种疾病影响的人提供高质量的护理。本文所基于的研究是朝着改善CTS护理迈出的一步。它为机构开发了两种独特的工具，一种用于评估患有或可能患有CTS的患者群体所接受护理的质量，另一种用于确定个体患者手术的适宜性。有助于衡量护理质量的工具对于提高医疗保健质量的努力至关重要。评估手术适宜性的工具可确保需要手术的人接受手术，反之，确保人们不会接受不适当的手术。以这种方式应用，这两种工具可能会改善CTS患者的临床状况和经济结果。它们一起可以为试图评估、监测并为CTS患者提供适当护理的医疗机构、医疗团体、医学认证委员会和其他相关决策者提供帮助。
