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Current Research
Current research interests for Dr. Franko focus on the intersection of medicine, business, and technology for hand surgeons. This includes study the utility and benefits of online physician ratings, integrating automated patient outcomes tools in practice, and developing a low-cost national hand surgery registry database. The registry has been further evaluated to measure the recovery trajectory and help improve outcomes after common surgical procedures.
Recent Presentations:
Recovery Time After Surgery – ASSH 2018
Active vs Passive Review Requests – ASSH 2018
Surgeon Dependent vs Independent Review Factors – ASSH 2018
Efficacy of Automated Outcomes – ASSH 2018
Predicting 1-Year Surgical Satisfaction at 6 Weeks – ASSH 2018
Previously published work:
Franko OI, Abrams RA. Hand Infections. Orthop Clin N Am. 2013 Oct;44(4):625-34. PMID: 24095077