Rousmaniere: How to Improve Surgical Outcomes

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Many injured workers who undergo spinal surgery fail to benefit from it.  There are two main explanations. One is that the surgeon did a procedure that was not really suited for the spinal problem. Another is that the patient (her or himself), due to other health or behavioral problems, was a risky candidate. Workers’ comp claims payers, sometimes with the support of state regulators, have been trying to bend the curve of poor results, with increasing sophistication.  Here we ...

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