Patient-Perceived Surgical Indication Influences Patient Expectations of Surgery for Degenerative Spinal Disease

Recently, various strategies have been implemented to work toward quality improvement in health care. One of these strategies is known as Pay-for-Performance, in which payments for health care are tied to performance and outcomes [1]. While at a fundamental level this strategy is straightforward, the assessment of performance is complicated, particularly in determining which measures define surgical success. Pay-for-Performance does, however, incorporate several facets of the patient experience, including subjective patient satisfaction, to measure clinical outcomes [1].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - March 15, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Thomas J. Wilson, Eric Franz, Carolyn F. Vollmer, Kate W-C. Chang, Cheerag Upadhyaya, Paul Park, Lynda J-S. Yang Source Type: research