Potentially low-value services for low back pain decreased from 2011 to 2019

Published results showed a decrease in the use of potentially low-value services among patients with low back pain, with reductions in the use of surgery, opioids and imaging from 2011 to 2019.
Using administrative claims data from the HealthCore Integrated Research Environment, researchers identified 2,196,761 patients who had repeated claims for low back pain (LBP) at least 8 weeks apart from 2011 to 2019. Researchers considered utilization of services considered potentially low value by the International Association for the Study of Pain, including ED visits, liberal use of diagnostic

Published results showed a decrease in the use of potentially low-value services among patients with low back pain, with reductions in the use of surgery, opioids and imaging from 2011 to 2019.
Using administrative claims data from the HealthCore Integrated Research Environment, researchers identified 2,196,761 patients who had repeated claims for low back pain (LBP) at least 8 weeks apart from 2011 to 2019. Researchers considered utilization of services considered potentially low value by the International Association for the Study of Pain, including ED visits, liberal use of diagnostic