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…
Abstract Recently, mortality rates have increasingly been used as proxies for quality of care and determinants of hospital reimbursements. As a result, there has been an emphasis on implementing various…
Abstract In the past few decades, a growing number of clinical registries have been set up across specialties, by research collaborators, professional societies, or as a result of health authority…
Abstract Intraoperative errors are common in surgery. Neurosurgery is no different, with errors occurring in 25%–93% of cases. While many of these errors are minor, others, like wrong-sided surgery, can…
Abstract The clear, accurate, and effective exchange of clinical information has always played a central role in the delivery of health care. It remains one of the most critical events…
Abstract The application of principles of evidence-based medicine to neurosurgical practice is intended to improve patient outcomes. Patient quality and safety improvement efforts are designed to measure actual quality and…
Abstract Health care in general, and surgical care specifically, is a team sport. To provide optimal patient care and enjoyment at work, teamwork and communication within surgical services benefit from…
Abstract With the rising cost of US health care, there is increasing emphasis on delivering high-value health care with a high quality to cost ratio. Health care analysts have come…
