HOW TO IMPLEMENT A FLS PROGRAM

A factor common to all successful Fracture Liaison Service programs is involvement of a multi-disciplinary and multi-sector team of motivated individuals from the outset, all focused on ensuring that fracture patients receive high-quality care. This includes healthcare professionals, health system administrators, and patients. Initial setup of a FLS program requires one individual to champion the development and implementation of the program. This “champion” will usually be a clinician and the champion’s specialty will vary from place to place.

If you work in a health system or hospital that has yet to establish a FLS program, Here are practical first steps:

Identify and decide who will be the FLS champion(s). One or two people will serve as lead or co-leads to establish a FLS in your organization.
Create a multi-disciplinary stakeholder group. Among current FLS programs the US and abroad, half were championed by orthopedic surgeons and half by endocrinologists or rheumatologists. Following is a description of the roles and responsibilities of several key stakeholders.
Determine the current level of performance within your health system or hospital. Secondary fracture prevention has been featured in both the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measures and Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures. If your organization has participated in these quality assurance programs, a measure of performance will be available, and you will be able to determine how your institution is performing compared to the national average.
Plan communication between key stakeholders. Agree on the specifics around communication among the FLS and the patient, the primary care provider, local falls prevention service and specialists as appropriate.
Plan for long-term management. Determine who will be responsible for monitoring adherence to a long-term management plan and establish a mechanism to measure long-term adherence with therapy and ongoing assessment of future fracture risk.
Connect with an FLS expert. Connect directly with a FLS expert one-on-one who can help you on your journey to implementing or improving your FLS program, free of charge. Complete the FREE FLS Consultation form.
FLS Bootcamp: Our 2-hour program provides you with the framework, systems, and strategies that will help you implement a fracture liaison service (FLS) program in your organization.

BHOF’s FLS Certificate of Completion

The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation is proud to present its Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) Model of Care Training Program as self-paced, on-demand webinars on the BHOF Professional Learning Center. Choose individual FLS sessions or complete all sessions and receive the FLS Certificate of Completion.

BHOF members in good standing are encouraged to register using their member discount code to receive special discounted member pricing.

Benefits of receiving BHOF’s FLS Certificate of Completion include:

Standout among your colleagues for knowledge of FLS process and practice
Be on the frontline of trends in osteoporosis treatment
Acquire key knowledge about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
Gain strategies for organizing, staffing and structuring a successful FLS program
Understand new quality measures and how they affect your organization/institution
Create awareness and education among colleagues and patients
20 plus hours of CE credit

Congratulations to the Recipients of NOF’s FLS Certificate of Completion

We are very pleased to recognize those who have received the FLS Certificate of Completion. Please join us in congratulating the following healthcare leaders: