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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spine Care
Integrated within the center is spine-specialized therapy. These therapists have a high of training and advanced experience with back and neck pain.
While others talk about quality, we measure outcomes with patient severity data at intake and functional status post treatment. Lastly, we audit patient satisfaction so we can continually improve, because that's what quality is all about.
About our center - A Center of Excellence What is a Center of Excellence? Centers of Excellence make use of clinical protocols and specialists who dedicate themselves to understanding the most advanced treatment methods for a particular problem. Centers of Excellence house spine surgeons along with physiatrists who have advanced training and experience getting back pain sufferers back to activity without surgery. Typically the most advanced spine centers in the United States use physiatrists physicians for effective non-surgical treatment of spine problems. Their training focuses on understanding how posture, walking, standing and sitting all affect the spine. They are the nation's recognized experts in curing back and neck strain — without surgery.
Through the use of written clinical protocols, physicians take a uniform approach to managing injured backs. This ensures that no one will get unnecessary or premature surgery. A patient who goes to a Center of Excellence that does not use protocols will notice that he or she may get a different diagnosis and treatment recommendation if they see two different doctors in the same clinic, or if they come back for a second visit. Written protocols ensure quality in health care. Our protocols also eliminate diagnostic tests and uncomfortable procedures (like discograms and myelograms) when they are not necessary. This saves the patient unnecessary pain, discomfort and money. Clinical protocols act as guidelines to ensure that the right thing is done, at the right time, every time. In a sense, having such protocols makes sure all physicians in the center are practicing the same kind of medicine. Unlike other clinics, we also measure clinical outcomes by tracking the status of the patient at the time of first visit and comparing it to his or her functional status after treatment. Patient satisfaction is also measured to ensure that patients have minimal waiting time, get a sufficient amount of time with the doctor and that all physicians, therapists and staff are responsive to the patient.
Below are some of the facets to our multidisciplinary approach: Satellite Clinics SpineAbilene offers numerous clinics in the surrounding Big Country to help serve patient's and their needs. Please check the locations listed to the right for more information.
Spine Procedure Area Included in the facility is a 1500 square ft Ambulatory Surgical Center certified by the Texas Department of Health, for the full array of spinal injections, all performed under flouroscopy. Spinal injections can assist in the diagnosis and treatment of persisting and recalcitrant spinal pain and improve function as well as rehabilitation. Injections include cervical and lumbar: * Epidural Steroid Injections * Selective Nerve Root Blocks (Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) * Facet Joint Injections and Medial Branch Blocks Medial Branch Neurotomy (Rhizotomy) * Discograms * IDTA: Intradiscal Thermal Anuloplasty
Work Injury Response Program To improve your company's bottom line by providing services to save on healthcare costs while still providing your employees with quality care and coordination, we can design an occupational health program specific to your company's needs.
*Source: Treat Your Back Without Surgery, published by Hunter House, 1st and 2nd editions. Treat Your Back Without Surgery is co-authored by a prominent spine surgeon and founder of one of the first and largest spine centers in the U.S., along with the President of Prizm Development Inc., which specializes in spine center development nationally. The book has been endorsed by both business leaders and medical directors as a helpful guide for those seeking a non-surgical approach to back and neck pain. *Source: The concept of centers of excellence is widely supported by Medicare, managed care leaders and business leaders. One of the most widely quoted persons on this subject is Dr. Regina Herzlinger, professor at Harvard Business School. She is the author of two highly respected textbooks on the subjects of "focused factories" for excellence in health care. 1. Market Driven Health Care, 1997.
Medical Disclaimer This information and advice published or made available through the SPINEABILENE web site is not intended to replace the services of a physician, nor does it constitute a doctor-patient relationship. For the treatment or diagnosis of any medical condition, consultation with a licensed health care professional is strongly recommended.
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