Orthotics vs Surgery Decision Aids are decision-support content tools and calculators that Tidal Health Group builds for podiatry and orthopedic foot and ankle websites. They guide patients through the clinical factors that typically influence the conservative versus surgical pathway decision for conditions including plantar fasciitis, bunions, and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, helping patients arrive at consultations with realistic expectations about their care pathway.
Decision-support content tools for podiatry and foot and ankle websites guiding patients through conservative versus surgical pathway considerations for common conditions before consultation.
For a regional cardiology group with a foot and ankle specialty practice, Tidal Health Group built Orthotics vs Surgery Decision Aids for three high-volume conditions based on the clinical decision factors the practice's surgeons described using in consultations. Patients who engaged with the decision aids before requesting consultations required significantly less time on basic pathway education during the appointment, allowing the consultation to begin clinical assessment sooner.
A significant share of podiatry consultations involve patient anxiety about surgical recommendation that could be addressed before the appointment through decision-support content. Patients who arrive at consultations having already reviewed the conservative versus surgical decision criteria spend less time on education and more time on clinical assessment, which improves consultation efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Podiatry and foot and ankle surgery practices where consultation time is frequently consumed by patient education about conservative versus surgical pathway options that could be provided through pre-consultation digital content.
Podiatry consultations that begin with uninformed patients require significant time for pathway education before clinical assessment can begin. Decision aid content that provides that education digitally before the appointment improves consultation efficiency and reduces the patient anxiety that comes from encountering treatment options for the first time in a clinical setting.
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