Impact of discharge to subacute rehabilitation or home with health services on prolonged length of stay and increased inpatient expense following elective surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a propensity score–matched Quality Outcomes Databa
These findings underscore the need for proactive, targeted discharge planning to minimize prolonged LOS and reduce healthcare costs, particularly in the context of increasingly common elective CSM surgery and the emergence of alternative payment models. By optimizing discharge processes, payors and hospital administrators can improve resource utilization, enhance patient satisfaction, and reduce financial burdens on healthcare systems.
Authors
- Erica F. Bisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-8544)
- Paul Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-396X)
- Nathan A. Shlobin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2079-6125)
- Praveen V. Mummaneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-7262)
- Michael Y Wang
- Mohamad Bydon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-396X)
- Harrison J. Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5387-1588)
- Mandeep S. Virk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-2771)
- Cheerag D. Upadhyaya
- Anthony M. DiGiorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-691X)
- Oren N. Gottfried
- Andrew K. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-5281)
- Luis M. Tumialán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-8438)
- Kevin T. Foley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-3943)
- Domagoj Coric (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-2691)
- Dean Chou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0310-8263)
- John J. Knightly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-9265)
- Eric A. Potts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-2327)
- Jay D. Turner
- Farhan Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4712-4137)
- Anthony L. Asher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-3849)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-4211)
- Scott A. Meyer
- Kai-Ming Fu
- Christopher I. Shaffrey
- Regis W. Haid
- Chun Po Yen
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Semmes Murphey Foundation (US)
- Indiana Spine Group (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.7.spine25398
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00