Osteoporosis is an underdiagnosed and undertreated silent disease. One out of every two women over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime. Yet many women do not realize that they are at risk for osteoporosis until they suffer the debilitating consequences.

Improve patient care in your facility by providing quality bone density testing. The NOF and IOF recommend testing bone density for early detection as well as monitoring the treatment of osteoporosis. Recent regulations (e.g., HEDIS 2004) are addressing health care quality issues as a performance measure for health plan accreditation. Osteoporosis management is a new priority.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)