Orthopedic Academy Releases Carpal Tunnel Performance Standards

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approved performance measures for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome that payers could use to help rate provider quality. Performance measures for carpal tunnel the AAOS board approved last month discourage the routine use of occupational or physical therapy after carpal tunnel surgery. Another advisory discourages the use of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. And a third advisory discourages performing additional procedures during a carpal tunnel release, a surgery to treat CTS. The measures will be submi...