{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Drivers of Costs and Predictors of Health Care Utilization After Elective Spinal Surgery - Vol. 22, No. 4
Activity Steps
Description
Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form. Getting the Most out of the Activity As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed. While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Identify key drivers of health care costs in spine surgery.
- Define normal and abnormal patterns of health care utilization after elective spine surgery.
- Explain patient-based factors that lead to predict high health care utilization among post-surgical spine patients.
Disclosures
Dr. Gerlach, Mr. Plantz, and all faculty and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations relevant to this CME activity. Dr. Patel has disclosed that he is a consultant for Zimmer Biomet, DePuy Synthes, nView, Amedica, and Kuros Biosciences; is involved with product design for, and receives royalties from, Nuvasive, Zimmer Biomet, Amedica, and Alphatec Spine; is a stock shareholder in Amedica, Vital5, Nocimed, Cytonics, nView, Tissue Differentiation Intelligence, and Endoluxe; and receives fellowship program support from NuVasive and AO Spine North America.
Lippincott CME Institute has identified and resolved all conflicts of interest concerning this educational activity.Credits:
- ACCME 1.5 CME