Abstract Neurosurgical resident education is a sophisticated process with many evaluation tools currently in use. The American Board of Neurosurgical Surgeons (ABNS) requires a pregraduation pass score on the written…
Abstract Physicians are poorly trained in balancing the demands of a career in medicine and maintaining personal health. Programs that address overall well-being early in residency are necessary to prevent…
Abstract In the era of value-based health care, reducing waste and decreasing cost is a priority for health care systems. A primary challenge in improving health care value is to…
Abstract The volatile state of health care today drives change not only in how we practice as neurosurgeons and physicians but also within the clinical setting and hospital systems. With…
Abstract Hospital and surgeon performance is being more closely scrutinized due to rising costs, increasing patient expectations, demands for greater transparency, and concerns over quality, efficiency, and safety. As neurosurgeons,…
Abstract Pediatric neurosurgical conditions can dramatically affect development, functional status, and therefore quality of life—these changes can have life lasting consequences or benefits. There are very few disease-specific quality outcome…
Abstract Optimizing the role of learners in quality improvement (QI) and neurosurgical performance requires understanding and closing historical gaps between traditional didactic teaching methods and the needs of today’s contemporary…
Abstract The Computational Neurosurgery Outcomes Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital focuses on new knowledge creation and value-based innovation with big data, predictive analytics, patient-reported outcomes, and national databases. Work…
Abstract As the health care landscape continues to evolve, significant emphasis is being placed on cost-effectiveness while maintaining quality care. Hospital readmissions are being used as one of the surrogates…
Abstract The delivery of high-value and low-cost health care is an increasingly urgent directive of public health institutions. As national health expenditure becomes an increasingly higher proportion of the gross…
