| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 468-469 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2017 |
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- Surgery
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
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In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Vol. 27, No. 4, 10.2017, p. 468-469.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Spine professionals must critically examine the impact of medicolegal pressures on delivering care
AU - Sciubba, Daniel M.
N1 - Funding Information: The current work of Daniel et al. is especially relevant. The unsustainable rate of growth of health care costs is multifactorial: an aging and sicker population, increased access to high-cost care, and technological advances. However, the medicolegal cost drivers have not been adequately examined. The authors’ paper not only serves to provide some basic data on spine surgery lawsuits, but may also inspire readers to conduct deeper research into models that can provide patient safety with less burdensome financial ramifications on the system. In light of the change in governmental administration in the United States following recent elections, there will undoubtedly be renewed interest on all sides regarding issues such as tort reform, safe clearance of medical devices through the Food and Drug Administration, and government funding of research organizations such as the National Institutes of Health. Hopefully, we as a field will begin to more thoroughly examine how health care costs versus patient safety and access can be modeled to account for all sides. The authors comment that their limited data set clearly does not represent all spine surgery malpractice cases. Only by integrating comprehensive data from providers, hospitals, insurers, and legal sources can the picture become clearer. https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2017.1.SPINE161371
PY - 2017/10
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VL - 27
SP - 468
EP - 469
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
IS - 4
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