Drivers of Costs and Predictors of Health Care Utilization After Elective Spinal Surgery

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on March 31, 2023. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Identify key drivers of health care costs in spine surgery. 2. Define normal and abnormal patterns of health care utilization after elective spine surgery. 3. Explain patient-based factors that lead to predict high health care utilization among post-surgical spine patients.