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Published on: May 26, 2026

Quality Measures Addressing Disparities to Improve Outcomes in Hand Surgery.

Emily A Schultz1, Eli M Snyder2, Marc J Richard3

  • 1Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA.

Hand (New York, N.Y.)
|June 24, 2026
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Summary

Fourteen quality measures were developed to address health disparities in hand surgery. These measures, focusing on social determinants of health, were accepted by expert consensus for future evaluation.

Keywords:
disparitieshand surgeryorthopedic surgeryquality measuresocial determinants of health

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Published on: May 26, 2026

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Health Services Research
  • Health Equity

Background:

  • Social determinants of health (SDOH) are linked to disparities in hand and upper extremity care access and outcomes.
  • Quality measures can assess these disparities and guide interventions.
  • A systematic review identified evidence of health disparities in hand surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a systematic review on health disparities in hand surgery related to SDOH.
  • To develop clinically important, feasible, usable, and scientifically acceptable quality measures for hand surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of hand surgery literature for SDOH-related disparities.
  • Development of candidate quality measures based on review findings.
  • Modified RAND/UCLA Delphi process with 11 hand surgeons to evaluate measures.

Main Results:

  • Fourteen candidate quality measures addressing health disparities were identified.
  • Measures cover areas like time to surgery and ED use by insurance type, and outcomes by social deprivation.
  • All 14 measures achieved consensus acceptance from the expert panel.

Conclusions:

  • Consensus was reached on 14 quality measures to address health disparities in hand surgery.
  • These measures aim to improve equity in hand and upper extremity care.
  • Further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of these newly developed quality measures.