Sharing values and data: AO and Orthopaedic Trauma Association collaborate through AO Global Data
The AO and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) are pleased to announce a new collaboration to improve patient outcomes through the AO's comprehensive patient-centered data hub: AO Global Data.
The AO and OTA's missions are centered on enhancing the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders, and AO Global Data holds the potential to catalyze the missions of both organizations. The OTA is assisting in identifying five hospitals in North America interested in participating in the AO Global Data program. Each of these hospitals will receive licenses to AO Global Data, a tool designed to transform data into patient-centered care. This collaboration is the beginning of a two-year pilot project.
AO Global Data: Transforming orthopedic surgery through data
AO Global Data is a project spearheaded by the AO Innovation Translation Center (AO ITC) to transform data into a potent, authenticated resource for patients, doctors, researchers, communities, and policymakers to make informed decisions. This simple, secure, and streamlined data-collection tool develops and delivers evidence-based medicine and data-supported treatment options.
"Data-based decision-making will transform the field of orthopedic surgery—it breaks new ground by yielding fresh, previously uncharted approaches for delivering individualized patient care," said Claas Albers, executive director of innovation translation at the AO. "AO Global Data is an independent platform that offers surgeons, healthcare organizations, researchers, and hospitals access to this new world of possibilities."
With AO Global Data, users can benchmark patient outcomes by region and country, identify result predictors, and receive assistance in medical decision-making, all while driving clinical research through the tool's large-scale patient-reported outcomes collection. Additionally, AO Global Data is integrated with AO Surgery Reference—the go-to resource for managing musculoskeletal disorders based on current clinical principles, practices, and evidence. "Combining AO Surgery Reference with patients' clinical and outcome data offers unique value for the daily clinical routine of trauma and orthopedic surgeons," said AO ITC Head of Clinical Science Alexander Joeris, who is also the project leader of AO Global Data.
