Outcomes-Accountable™ Clinician Training

IMC has developed ​a proprietary clinical training program designed for conservative care clinicians to continuously improve musculoskeletal patient outcomes. The Program is based on more than 20+ years of clinical experience and the analysis of more than 50,000 patient outcomes.

Building upon the foundation of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), IMC quickly improves the skills and competency of clinicians to assess, treat, and reproduce outcomes commensurate with the IMC standard. IMC's clinical training program allows for rapid development of clinical networks for defined populations.

Outcomes Data Collection

Meaningful outcomes matter for patients suffering from MSDs.  That's why IMC utilizes scientifically validated indices and proven benchmarks to measure specific Patient Reported Outcomes for improvements in function, reductions in pain and disability, and sustainability.  Every IMC patient at every subsequent visit is re-assessed under IMC's strict benchmarks to measure clinical effectiveness of their prescribed treatment plan.  Patients who do not timely meet IMC's outcome benchmarks are escalated to IMC's certified clinician panel for a more specialized care plan.  Approximately 90 percent of IMC patients report a reduction in pain or eliminate their pain altogether and restore full function.

IMC Quality Assurance

How do you improve the quality of care, reduce variability in treatment choices, eliminate unnecessary services, and lower musculoskeletal costs for patients and payers?

It’s simple.  You measure what is relevant and meaningful for patients suffering from MSDs and you adjust the practice patterns of clinicians managing this population to optimize their patient outcomes.

What are the outcomes that matter?  The outcomes that matter for patients suffering from MSDs center around improvements in pain, improvements in function, decreasing the duration of the disability and the sustainability of the improvement.   IMC uses scientifically validated indices to measure each of these categories.  These patient reported outcomes (PROs)  are stored in the IMC outcomes registry database to track and monitor clinical practice patterns and results for our network providers.  By collecting PROs on musculoskeletal patients at each visit, IMC is able to determine when a patient is not improving based upon IMC’s proprietary benchmarks. When a patient does not meet these benchmarks, their case is flagged by the IMC outcomes database and escalated into the IMC “Grand Rounds” process. This team based care, conducted in weekly meetings, allows IMC's Outcomes Accountable™clinicians to develop corrective actions for the patient or quickly move them out of the conservative care program towards other specialists.