Journal
CURRENT OSTEOPOROSIS REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 365-368Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11914-013-0177-9
Keywords
Fracture Liaison Service; FLS; Osteoporosis management; Fracture; Risk; Fragility fracture
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [K23 AR053351] Funding Source: Medline
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Establishing a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) to identify and treat patients with a recent fragility fracture has been shown to be effective, save money, useful to document high quality of care, and makes good clinical sense. A FLS starts with an osteoporosis champion and encompasses identification of patients with a recent fracture, diagnostic workup, treatment, and follow-up. A FLS is most effective when it is able to function in multiple settings: the hospital, emergency department, and outpatient clinic. Implementation may be somewhat easier in a closed healthcare system but can be feasible even in an open system. There are many barriers to implementation which can be addressed. The future of FLS care lies in a collaborative systems-based approach with appropriate stakeholder engagement, leading to seamless integration of osteoporosis care.
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