Do Press Ganey Scores Correlate With Total Knee Arthroplasty—Specific Outcome Questionnaires in Postsurgical Patients?

The purpose of this study was to assess whether Center for Medicaid and Medicare services–implemented satisfaction (Press Ganey [PG]) survey results correlate with established total knee arthroplasty (TKA) assessment tools.

Data from 736 patients who underwent TKA and received a PG survey between November 2009 and January 2015 were analyzed. The PG survey overall hospital rating scores were correlated with standardized validated outcome assessment tools for TKA (Short form-12 and 36 Health Survey; Knee Society Score; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; University of California, Los Angeles; and visual analog scale) at a mean follow-up of 1154 days post-TKA.

There was no correlation between PG survey overall hospital rating score and the above-mentioned outcome assessment tools.

Our study shows that there is no statistically significant relationship between established arthroplasty assessment tools and the PG overall hospital rating. Therefore, PG surveys may not be an appropriate tool to determine reimbursement for orthopedists performing TKAs.