Measuring the Quality of Care Given to Patients at the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center
The Cedars-Sinai Spine Center continually monitors the quality of care given to patients. A number of care quality factors are observed and reported, including:
• Cervical fusion procedure volumes
• Length of hospital stay for patients undergoing cervical procedures
• Lumbar fusion procedure volumes
• Length of hospital stay for patients undergoing lumbar procedures
In addition, certain measures of the quality of care are reported on a hospital-wide basis. These include:
• Prevention of hospital-acquired infections
• Surgical care improvement, including infection prevention and blood clot prevention
• The National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award survey
