WCRI Webinar Will Cover Reoperation, Readmission Rates for Lumbar Surgery

The Workers Compensation Research Institute will host a one-hour webinar May 27 to discuss key findings from its study of reoperation readmission rates for comp patients undergoing lumbar surgery. The study quantifies the 30-day and 90-day reoperation and readmission rates for workers’ compensation patients undergoing lumbar spine surgeries and compares these rates with those for non-workers’ compensation patients reported by other studies. It also discusses the major types of reoperations and the main reasons for readmissions, examines medical payments per claim and describe...