Removal of Non-economic Damage Caps Is Not Associated with Reductions in Early Imaging for Low Back Pain.

Christopher J DyMichael F PeskoMatthew KellerElizabeth SepperMargaret A Olsen

Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2019)

We found no association between caps on non-economic damages and early imaging for low back pain among all physicians. However, our subgroup analysis suggests that physician specialties may respond to non-economic damage cap policies differently.

Keyphrases

high resolution
primary care
oxidative stress
emergency department
public health
life cycle
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
mass spectrometry
phase iii
double blind