Anticipated Changes in Spine Practice with Advancing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services-Required Changes. Neurosurgery 2017 Apr 01;80(4S):S28-S33
Date
04/05/2017Pubmed ID
28375491DOI
10.1093/neuros/nyw149Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85034055816 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
In providing spinal care to neurosurgical patients, cost and quality metrics are areas of interest to many. The federal government has legislated changes mandated for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-enrolled patient care. The ever-changing administrative and patient-care challenges and opportunities are explored in this article, highlighting the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), in the context of the Affordable Care Act. Trends in contemporary spinal care, addressing bundling, patient satisfaction, and ambulatory surgical centers are featured.
Author List
Swartz KR, Cheng JSAuthor
Karin R. Swartz MD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Child
Humans
Medicaid
Medicare
Neurosurgical Procedures
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Spinal Diseases
United States
