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Clinical Outcomes
The TRUE definition of quality is reduction of variation about the mean.  As quality experts note, unless you have data, you have no business talking about quality. Georgia Neurological Surgery & Georgia Comprehensive Spine is a work in progress with the goal of improving how we care for back and neck patients over the next five years. We will also be tracking and publishing spine clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
New patients coming into Georgia Neurological Surgery & Georgia Comprehensive Spine will complete an intake form that measures their pain level, severity of symptoms and functional status. Three months after their first visit, a nurse will call a random sample of these patients and interview them for functional status, current symptoms and patient satisfaction. This is the most unbiased, statistically relevant method for outcomes analysis.
The clinical outcomes are then analyzed by an outside firm that specializes in tracking spine outcomes, and is involved with other spine centers across the U.S. The following is the type of information that will be measured and published about Georgia Neurological Surgery & Georgia Comprehensive Spine in the future:
Highlight of Clinical Outcome Measures:
- New patient severity
- Percent of patients who receive therapy (either at Georgia Neurological Surgery & Georgia Comprehensive Spine or elsewhere) as a part of their care
- Percent of patients (acute and chronic) who return to work or activity
- Percent of patients taking five or more pills daily for pain relief after treatment
- Percent of patients who would recommend the clinic to a friend or relative
Quality is a journey, and we are committed to continually improving. The clinical outcome and patient satisfaction data we publish will document our footprints on that journey.
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