The shoulder arthroplasty module is one of five in the PhDx® Orthopaedic application. It includes the tools necessary for clinicians to track and report outcomes on shoulder arthroplasty procedures. Designed with a physician’s needs in mind, the shoulder arthroplasty module tracks patient, clinical, functional status, patient satisfaction, return to work, and home program compliance data sets.

The following are survey instruments included in the module:

• Arthroplasty Patient Information: Patient demographic information, and baseline pain measurement and pain intensity values.
• Arthroplasty Initial Clinical Assessment: Questions regarding the clinical condition-range of motion, weight bearing status, neuropathies, pain medication and medical history of the patient.
• SF36v2TM: The survey measures eight categories of physical and emotional health, which indicates the impact poor health and pain have on physical and social activities.
• Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH): Asks numerous questions in the areas of pain, stiffness and physical function of patients with a diagnosis of any/or multiple disorders of the upper extremity. The DASH is an outcome measurement tool that compares the impact of upper extremity disorders among individuals or groups; and evaluates or assesses changes related to the effect of treatment intervention(s).
• Shoulder Arthroplasty Surgical Summary: Collects data regarding the surgical procedure performed and cost driver information. Also includes prosthesis information and radiographic report on implant.
• Arthroplasty Follow-Up Clinical Assessment: Collects information on the patient's clinical condition such as range of motion, weight bearing status, neuropathies, pain medications, any post-operative complications, and implant component position and alignment (if applicable) at the time of visit.
• Patient Satisfaction with Services: Asks about patient satisfaction with the care received at the facility where the surgery was performed.
• Arthroplasty Patient Satisfaction with Results: Collects information regarding the patient's satisfaction with results of the surgery, the patient's pain, intensity data, and return to work information.