1. OFAR is a patient-reported outcome data collection system that uses the M2S Pathways clinical data platform to track outcomes for most orthopedic foot and ankle conditions.
2. OFAR is expected to increase data availability to improve foot and ankle patient care and increase outcomes research in the process.
3. Hospitals, practices and individual providers will use the data to understand common foot and ankle surgical procedures and treatments and compare their performance with national benchmarks.
4. Patient data will be entered into OFAR's pilot registry beginning in mid-2017.
