Health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with newly diagnosed back pain

Health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with newly diagnosed back pain

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common medical cause of disability among adults 65 or older. No previous study has characterized health care costs and treatment patterns of LBP among Medicare beneficiaries. Methods: This retrospective cohort study quantifies health care utilization costs...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, BA, Thomas Johnstone, BS, Gabriela D. Ruiz Colón, MD, Yingjie Weng, MHS, Ella A. Nettnin, BS, John K. Ratliff, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:North American Spine Society Journal
Subjects:
Guideline adherence
Health care utilization
Imaging
Low back pain
Medicare
Nonoperative management
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548424002580
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