NeuroPoint Alliance in the Literature
The following highlights published articles that reference data from NeuroPoint Alliance.
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Sivaganesan, Ahilan, MD; Asher, Anthony L., MD; Bydon, Mohamad, MD; Khan, Inamullah, MD; Kerezoudis, Panagoitis, MD; Foley, Kevin T., MD; Nian, Hui, PhD; Harrell, Frank E. Jr., PhD; Archer, Kristin R., PhD, DPT; Devin, Clinton J., MD
Spine | October 2018
Is Length of Stay Influenced by the Weekday on Which Lumbar Surgery is Performed?
Ahilan Sivaganesan, MDA Sivaganesan, MD; CJ Devin, MD; I Khan, MD; P Kerezoudis, MD; H Nian, PhD; FE Harrell Jr, PhD; M Bydon, MD; AL Asher, MDDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt Spine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Neurosurgery | August 2018
A Sivaganesan, MD; S Zuckerman, MD; I Khan, MD; FE Harrell Jr, PhD; JS Pennings, PhD; R Harbaugh, MD; KT Foley, MD; M Bydon, MD; Al Asher, MD; CJ Devin, MD; KR Archer, PhD
Spine | Sep 2018
LY Carreon, MD, MSc; EF Bisson, MD; EA Potts, MD; M Brown, MS; RR Cowan, MA; S Gren, BSN; SD Glassman, MD
The Spine Journal | Oct 2018
Comparison of Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Analysis From Quality Outcomes Database
AL Asher, CJ Devin, P Kerezoudis, S Chotai, H Nian, FE Harrell, A Sivaganesan, MJ McGirt, KR Archer, KT Foley, PV Mummaneni, EF Bisson, JJ Knightly, CI Shaffrey, and M Bydon
Neurosurgery | May 2018
Drivers of Variability in 90-day Cost for Primary Single-level Microdiscectomy
S Chotai, A Sivaganesan, SL Parker, JA Sielatycki, KR Archer, H Nian, E Stephens, OS Aaronson, MJ McGirt, and CJ Devin
Neurosurgery | May 2018
Women fare best following surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparison of the most and least satisfied patients utilizing data from the Quality Outcomes Database
AK Chan, EF Bisson, M Bydon, SD Glassman, KT Foley, EA Potts, CI Shaffrey, ME Shaffrey, D Coric, JJ Knightly, P Park, KM Fu, JR Slotkin, AL Asher, MS Virk, P Kerezoudis, S Chotai, AM DiGiorgio, AY Chan, RW Haid, and PV Mummaneni
Neurosurgical Focus | January 2018
Defining the Minimum Clinically Important Difference for Grade I Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Insights from the Quality Outcomes Database
Anthony L. Asher, MD, Panagiotis Kerezoudis, MD, Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH, Steven D. Glassman, MD, Kevin T. Foley, MD, Jonathan Slotkin, MD, Eric A. Potts, MD,
Neurosurgical Focus January | 2018
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 1. Disability, quality of life, and pain outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: predicting likely individual patient outcomes for shared decision-making.
McGirt, M., Bydon, M., Archer, K., Devin, C., Chotai, S., Parker, S., … Asher, A.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | October 2017
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 2. Predictive model for return to work after elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease.
Asher, A., Devin, C., Archer, K., Chotai, S.,Parker, S., Bydon, M., … McGirt, M.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | October 2017
Predictors of extended length of stay, discharge to inpatient rehab, and hospital readmission following elective lumbar spine surgery: introduction of the Carolina-Semmes Grading Scale.
McGirt, M., Parker, S., Chotai, S., Pfortmiller, D., Sorenson, J., Foley, K., & Asher, A.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | October 2017
Effect of patients’ functional status on satisfaction with outcomes 12-months after elective spine surgery for lumbar degenerative disease
Silky Chotai MD, Clinton J. Devin MD, Kristin R. Archer DPT, PhD, Mohamad Bydon MD, Matthew J. McGirt MD, Hui Nian PhD, Frank E. Harrell Jr. PhD, Robert S. Dittus MD, MPH, Anthony L. Asher MD, QOD Vanguard Sites†
The Spine Journal December | 2017
Patient characteristics of smokers undergoing lumbar spine surgery: an analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database
Anthony L. Asher, MD, Clinton J. Devin, MD, Brandon McCutcheon, MD, Silky Chotai, MD, Kristin R. Archer, PhD, Hui Nian, PhD, Frank E. Harrell Jr., PhD, Matthew McGirt, MD, Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, Kevin Foley, MD, Steven D. Glassman, MD, and Mohamad Bydon, MD, for the QOD Vanguard Sites
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine December | 2017
Modeled cost-effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion compared with posterolateral fusion for spondylolisthesis using N(2)QOD data.
Carreon, L., Glassman, S., Ghogawala, Z., Mummaneni, P., McGirt, M., & Asher, A.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | June 2016
Inadequacy of 3-month Oswestry Disability Index outcome for assessing individual longer-term patient experience after lumbar spine surgery.
Asher, A., Chotai, S., Devin, C., Speroff, T., Harrell, F., Nian, H., … McGirt, M.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | August 2016
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient ambulatory surgery setting: analysis of 1000 consecutive cases and comparison to hospital inpatient ACDF.
Adamson, T., Godil, S., Mehrlich, M., Mendenhall, S., Asher, A., & McGirt, M.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | June 2016
Archive
Guidance on Legal Challenges and Regulatory Obligations for Clinical Data Registries
Physician Clinical Registry Coalition | February 2015
Effect of complications within 90 days on the patient-reported outcomes 3 months and 12 months following elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease
Chotai, S., Parker, S., Sivaganesan, A., Sielatycki, A. Asher, A., McGirt, M., Devin, C.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Quality analysis of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the outpatient vs. inpatient setting: analysis of 7,288 patients from NSQIP database
McGirt, M., Godil, S., Asher, A., Parker, S., Devin, C.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Patient-reported outcomes 3 months after spine surgery: Is it an accurate predictor of 12-month outcome in real-world registry platforms?
Parker, S., Godil, G., Devin, C., Asher, A., and McGirt, M.
Neurosurgical Focusm | December 2015
Introduction: Defining, measuring, and predicting quality in neurosurgery.
Asher, A., McGirt, M., & Ghogawala; Z.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Prediction model for outcome after low-back surgery: Individualized likelihood of complication, hospital re-admission, return to work and 12-month improvement in functional disability.
Parker, S., Godil, G., Devin, C., Asher, A., & McGirt, M.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Neurosurgery value and quality in the context of the Affordable Care Act: a policy perspective.
Menger, R., Guthikonda, B., Storey, C., Nanda, A., McGirt, M., & Asher, A.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
The National Neurosurgery Quality & Outcomes Database Qualified Clinical Data Registry: 2015 measure specifications and rationale.
Parker, S., McGirt, M., Bekelis, K., Holland, C., Davies, J., Devin, C., … Asher, A.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
The present and future of quality measures and public reporting in neurosurgery.
Bekelis, K., McGirt, M., Parker, S., Holland, C., Davies, J., Devin, C., … Asher, A.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Can big data bridge the chasm? Issues, opportunities, and strategies for the evolving value-based healthcare environment.
Holland, C., Foley, K., & Asher, A.
Neurosurgical Focus | December 2015
Benefit of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion vs Posterolateral Spinal Fusion in Lumbar Spine Disorders: a Propensity-Matched Analysis From the National Neurosurgical Quality and Outcomes Database Registry.
Glassman, S., Carreon, L., Ghogawala, Z., Foley, K., McGirt, M. & Asher, A.
Neurosurgery | November 2015
Predictive value of 3-month lumbar discectomy outcomes in the NeuroPoint-SD Registry.
Whitmore, R., Curran, J., Ali, Z., Mummaneni, P., Shaffrey, C, Heary, R., … Ghogawala, Z.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | October 2015
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the U.S. Health Care System: Patient-Reported Outcomes in 4,370 Patients From the N2QOD Registry.
McGirt, M., Parker, S., Hilibrand, A., Mummaneni, P., Glassman, S., Devin, C.; & Asher, A.
Neurosurgery | October 2015
Oswestry Disability Index Score 3 Months After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery Does Not Accurately Identify Effective vs Noneffective Spine Care at 12 Months.
Asher, A., Chotai, S., Devin, C., Parker, S., Sivaganesan, A., Harell, F., … McGirt, M.
Neurosurgery | August 2015
Registry Science Has Identified Opportunities for Improvement in Spine Care.
Parker, S. & Asher, A.
AANS Neurosurgeon | June 2015
Using Clinical Registries to Improve the Quality of Neurosurgical Care.
Asher, A., Selden, N., Parker, S., Rolston, J., & McGirt, M.
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America | April 2015
- Clinical Registries and Evidence-Based Care Pathways: Raising the Bar for Meaningful Measurement and Delivery of Value-Based Care
Asher, A. L., Devin, C. J., Mroz, T., Fehlings, M., Parker, S. L., & McGirt, M. J.
Spine | October 2014 - The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD): A Collaborative North American Outcomes Registry to Advance Value-Based Spine Care
Asher, A. L., Speroff, T., Dittus, R. S., Parker, S. L., Davies, J. M., Selden, N., … McGirt, M. J.
Spine | October 2014 - 2014 Presentation at AANS Annual Scientific Meeting: “N2QOD Interim Results and Predictors of Persistent 12 Month Disability Following Lumbar Surgery
- The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD) Pilot: Interim Analysis of Registry Feasibility, Data Integrity, and the Safety and Effectiveness of Surgical Spine Care
Asher, A., Watridge, C., Mummaneni, P., Knightly, J., Oetting, G., Theodore, N., … McGirt, M. - National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database at One Year: Preliminary Data and Progress Report
Asher, A. L.
- The Science of Clinical Practice: Using Registries and Other Tools to Improve the Quality of Neurosurgical Care
- The Science of Clinical Practice: We’re Clinicians Too! Spine Care and Spine Surgery: the Payor’s Perspective
- The Science of Clinical Practice: Regulations Driving the New Quality Paradigm
- The Science of Clinical Practice: Prospective Data Collection – Provider Perspective
- The Science of Clinical Practice: Use of Quality and Outcomes Data from the Hospital Perspective
- Spine Patient Data Gathering of the Future: A Q&A with Drs. Anthony Asher and Matt McGirt of N²QOD
- NeuroPoint Alliance and N²QOD: Transforming the Science of Neurosurgical Practice
AANS Neurosurgical Focus Science of Practice Issue, January 2013
- The science of practice: addressing the challenges of modern health care
- Neurosurgical practice and health care reform: moving toward quality-based health care delivery
- The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database and NeuroPoint Alliance: rationale, development, and implementation
- Measuring clinical practice: science and methods
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- Regulatory considerations for prospective patient care registries: lessons learned from the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database
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- The Future of Practice Science: Challenges and Opportunities for Neurosurgery