Lumbar Fusion Surgical Bundle

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(Adopted January 2019)

The majority of health care payments are for number of services provided rather than quality of care or per person or per unit of time. This workgroup develops recommendations to tie provider payment to an entire episode of care including potential complications resulting from poor care and has focused on total knee and total hip replacement, lumbar fusion, and coronary artery bypass surgery.

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Previous Meeting Materials

Date	Materials
January 23	Agenda January 23 Accountable Payment Models: Lumbar Fusion Charter and Roster Bree Collaborative Process Lumbar Fusion Surgical Bundle Lumbar Fusion Warranty
February 27	Agenda February 27 Minutes January 23 Draft Bundle and Warranty
March 27	Agenda March 27 Minutes February 27 Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft
April 24	Agenda April 24 Minutes March 27 Draft Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft Lumbar Fusion Evidence Table
May 22	Agenda May 22 Minutes April 24 Draft Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Lumbar Fusion Evidence Table
June 26	Agenda June 26 Minutes May 22 Draft Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warran ty
July 24	Agenda July 24 Minutes June 26 Draft Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty
August 28	Agenda August 28 Minutes July 24 Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft Draft Lumbar Fusion Evidence Table ASA Basic Standards for Preanesthesia Care Volume Standards Talking Points
September 25	Agenda September 25 Minutes August 28 Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft Draft Lumbar Fusion Evidence Table
October 23	Agenda October 23 Minutes September 25 Draft Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft Evidence Table
December 18	Agenda December 18 Minutes October 23 Lumbar Fusion Bundle and Warranty Draft Lumbar Fusion Evidence Table Public Comments

Re-Review Workgroup Members

Name	Title	Organization
Robert Mecklenburg, MD (Co-Chair)	Medical Director, Center for Health Care Solutions	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Kerry Schaefer, MS (Co-Chair)	Strategic Planner for Employee Health	King County
Lydia Bartholomew, MD	Senior Medical Director, Pacific Northwest	Aetna
Arman Dagal, MD	Medical Director	Spine SCOAP
Sharon Eloranta, MD	Division Director, Clinical Excellence and Quality	CHI Franciscan Health
Farrokh Farrokhi, MD	Neurosurgeon	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Gary Franklin MD, MPH	Medical Director	Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Andrew Friedman, MD	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Michael Hatzakis, MD	Physiatrist	Overlake Medical Center
Sara Groves-Rupp	Asst Administrator, Performance Improvement	University of Washington Medicine
Marcia Peterson	Manager of Benefits Strategy and Design	Washington State Health Care Authority
Linda Radach	Patient Advocate
Mia Wise, DO	Medical Director, Provider & Customer Engagement	Premera Blue Cross
Jason Thompson, MD	Spine Surgeon	Proliance Surgeons

Workgroup Members

Member	Title	Organization
Susie Dade. MS	Deputy Director	Washington Health Alliance
Gary Franklin. MD, MPH	Medical Director	Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
April Gibson	Administrator	Puget Sound Orthopaedics
Dan Kent. MD	Medical Director, Quality & Medical Management	Premera Blue Cross
Bob Manley. MD	Surgeon	Regence Blue Shield
Gary McLaughlin	Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer	Overlake Hospital
Robert Mecklenburg. MD (Chair)	Medical Director, Center for Health Care Solutions	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Peter Nora. MD	Chief of Neurological Surgery	Swedish Medical Center
Charissa Raynor	Executive Director	SEIU Healthcare NW Benefits
Kerry Schaefer, MS	Strategic Planner for Employee Health	King County
Julie Sylvester	Vice President of Quality and Safety Initiatives	Qualis Health
Jay Tihinen	Assistant Vice President Benefits	Costco