Dear Ms. Brooks-LaSure and Dr. Fowler:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s strategy
for the next decade. The American Spine Registry (ASR) is a collaborative effort between the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The
ASR is a far-reaching program that facilitates the participation of US-based spine surgeons in a shared data collection platform. Our goal is to improve spine care outcomes through clinical data collection, including patient reported outcomes. More specifically, we aim to:
- Use data to establish benchmarks to test clinical performance and the validity of various quality measures;
- Provide feedback to providers that allows them to improve their practice and health care outcomes
- continuously;
- Reduce data reporting burdens on physicians and allow reuse of data for regulatory requirements and continuous quality improvement programs; and
- Help inform gaps in knowledge and define areas for further education and research.
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