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This new Advanced Certification program helps health care organizations develop consistent communication and collaboration among all health care providers involved in the care of the patient — from the pre-surgical consultation with their spine surgeon to the intraoperative, hospitalization or ASC admission, rehabilitation activities and then the follow-up visit with the surgeon.

This certification goes beyond core certification.

• Prescriptive Approach: Advanced certification standards offer a relevant, prescriptive approach
• Meaningful Metrics: Our standards and performance measures are specific to spine surgery while allowing flexibility in which clinical practice guidelines you follow
• Expanded Scope: Advanced certification encompasses the entire continuum of care
• Professional Collaboration: The only certification offered in collaboration with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

• Program has served a minimum of 200 patients
• Use of standardized clinical care delivery based on evidence-based care and clinical practice guidelines
• Data collection and performance measurement data
• Participate in the which is a collaborative effort of the American Association of the Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Joint Commission-certified programs and organizations seeking initial certification are required to adopt a set of standardized performance measures. Organizations collect monthly data for each measure in the set. The data is then submitted quarterly to ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥.

The performance measures are as follows:

• Surgical Site Infection Rates
• New Neurological Deficits
• Unplanned Return Visit to the OR
• Pre-operative and post-operative Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO’s)

The premier certification for Advanced Spine Surgery elevates your organization for improved patient care. ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ offers this certification in collaboration with the AAOS and the American Spine Registry, which is a collaborative effort of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.