Are Patients Undergoing an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Treated Differently at a Physician-owned Hospital?

Clinical Spine Surgery : a Spine Publication
Gregory D SchroederAlexander R Vaccaro

Abstract

Retrospective case-control study. Physician-owned specialty hospitals focus on taking care of patients with a select group of conditions. In some instances, they may also create a potential conflict of interest for the surgeon. The effect this has on the surgical algorithm for patients with degenerative cervical spine conditions has not been determined. A retrospective review of all patients who underwent a 1- or 2-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion between October 2009 and December 2014 at either a physician-owned specialty hospital or an independently owned community hospital were identified. Demographic information, the time course for treatment and the nonoperative treatment regimen were evaluated. In total, 115 patients undergoing surgery at a physician-owned specialty hospital and 149 patients undergoing surgery at an independent community hospital were identified. Demographic data between the groups including the presence of 12 medical comorbidities and insurance status was similar between the groups. The only difference that was identified was that patients at the surgeon-owned hospital were marginally younger than patients who had surgery at the independent hospital (49.7 vs. 50.0, P=0.048). No difference in...Continue Reading

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