• Improving the quality of care of spine surgery

    Working together for better

    Patient outcomes

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Program Overview

The Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) is a statewide quality improvement collaborative involving orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons with the aim of improving the quality of care of spine surgery. The objective of this collaborative is to heighten patient care outcomes while consequently increasing efficiency of treatment.

Our goals

Improve patient outcomes

Reduce complications

Reduce costs and episodes of care

 

Minimize the rate of repeat surgeries

 

About MSSIC

The Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) seeks to measure and improve the care and outcomes of patients who undergo spine surgery. It is supported by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as part of the BCBSM “Value Partnerships” program.

MSSIC focuses on spine surgery including indications for surgery such as stenosis, disk herniation and degenerative diseases for which pain relief and restoration of function are primary treatment goals. Surgeries for tumors, trauma, severe scoliosis or spinal cord injury are not within the scope of this study.

MSSIC focuses its activities on a limited set of quality domains and then expand its focus. The initial areas of focus may include prevention of surgical complications, frequency and management of failed back chronic pain syndrome, fusion vs. non-fusion procedures and tracking patients post-surgery.

The project uses a patient registry to maintain and analyze data on patient characteristics, treatment processes and outcomes of care. The registry is maintained by ArborMetrix of Ann Arbor. The coordinating center is Henry Ford Health System, based in Detroit.

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Support for the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) CQI is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Blue Care Network (BCN) as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program. To learn more about Value Partnerships, visit www.valuepartnerships.com. The MSSIC Coordinating Center is housed at Henry Ford Health System.

Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MSSIC work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.

Download MSSIC Fact Sheet May 2019

MSSIC Fact Sheet_May 2019

Download MSSIC FAQs for Surgeons

MSSIC FAQs_for_Surgeons_Dec_2019

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Upcoming 2020 MSSIC Collaborative-Wide Meetings

Collaborative-Wide meetings are by invitation only, for MSSIC members only.  An RSVP is required to attend meetings.

    • April 17th, 2020
      Horizons Conference Center
      6200 State St.
      Saginaw, MI 48603
    • August 28th, 2020
      Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
      100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.
      Acme, MI 49610
    • November 6th, 2020
      Schoolcraft VisTaTech Center
      18600 Haggerty Road
      Livonia, MI 48152

Registration and breakfast service will start at 8:00 a.m.  The meeting will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m.  A “working lunch” will be served.

Surgeon Conference Calls
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

    • Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
    • Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
    • Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

2020 MSSIC Abstractor Symposium Date

Abstractor Symposium attendance is by invitation only, for MSSIC Abstractors only.

    • May 8th, 2020
      Royal Park Hotel
      600 E. University Dr.
      Rochester, MI 48307

Henry Ford Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Henry Ford Health System designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. In compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, all individuals in a position to control/influence the content of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial interests of their own or spouse or partners with any commercial interests and/or non-FDA approved use of a drug or a device that is included in the presentation.

For more information about MSSIC Collaborative-Wide Meetings email: info@mssic.org