Providing Epidemiological Data in Lumbar Spine Imaging Reports Did Not Affect Subsequent Utilization of Spine Procedures: Secondary Outcomes from a Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial.
Pradeep SuriEric N MeierLaura S GoldZachary A MarcumSandra K JohnstonKathryn T JamesBrian W BresnahanMichael O'ReillyJudith A TurnerDavid F KallmesKaren J ShermanRichard A DeyoPatrick H LuetmerAndrew L AvinsBrent GriffithPatrick J HeagertySean D RundellJeffrey G JarvikJanna L FriedlyPublished in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2021)
Inserting epidemiological text into spine imaging reports had no effect on nonsurgical or surgical procedure utilization among patients receiving lumbar diagnostic imaging.