MSSIC Impact

To improve quality of care of spine surgery by reducing surgical complications, improve patient functional outcomes, reduce costs and episodes of care, and reduce the need for repeat surgeries.

Our Collaborative Results:​

24%

Fewer patients developed a surgical site infection (Baseline 2016)

60%

Fewer patients suffered from urinary retention (Baseline 2016)

196%

More patients ambulated within 8 hours of spine surgery (Baseline 2018)

77%

More patients provided with presurgical ERAS patient education (Baseline 2021)

28% - 40%

More patients discharged on less opioids (Baseline 2022)

Additional Performance Highlights:​

  • More than 50,000 patients ambulated within 8 hours that previously would not have since 2020
  • Development and implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for spine patients at all MSSIC sites
  • Improved compliance of carbohydrate-rich drink before surgery (111% since 2021)
  • Improving patient-reported outcomes such as satisfaction, functional status, pain, and return to work
  • Reduction readmissions within 90 days of surgery (6% compared to 2016)
  • Improved number of patients discharged w/less opioids (Baseline 2022): 1-2 level lumbar decompression (29%), 1-2 level anterior cervical (40%), and 1-2 level lumbar fusion (28%)

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Last updated May 2025

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