Establishment of a university academic spine center: from concept to reality.
J Med Pract Manage
; 28(4): 220-4, 2013.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23547494
ABSTRACT
In fewer than five years, the University of Kansas Hospital Spine Center became the largest and most comprehensive spine care facility in the greater metropolitan Kansas City area. The 22,000-square-foot facility has 27 exam rooms, four specialized diagnostic rooms, 11 pre-/post-interventional procedure rooms, and a 4000-square-foot outpatient rehabilitation gym. Patients can meet with their physicians, undergo diagnostic tests and treatment, and attend therapy sessions in one location. The multidisciplinary Spine Center brings together orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, neurologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, pain-management anesthesiologists, radiologists, and physical and occupational therapists. The Spine Center became successful because a group of physicians bought into the philosophy of a comprehensive interdisciplinary program, were willing to sacrifice some territorial claims, and were willing to put patient care and the good of the institution above individual egos.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Care Team
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Spinal Diseases
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Comprehensive Health Care
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Cooperative Behavior
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Interdisciplinary Communication
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Academic Medical Centers
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Hospital Departments
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Hospitals, University
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Pract Manage
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States