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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 8/2019

01-08-2019 | Opioids | Concise Research Reports

Conservative Spine Care Pathway Implementation Is Associated with Reduced Health Care Expenditures in a Controlled, Before-After Observational Study

Authors: William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA, Jason Pike, PhD, Jeremy Donath, BS, Paul Fiacco, MD, Brian D. Justice, DC

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2019

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In the US, spine pain treatment is expensive and has uncertain outcomes.1 To reduce waste and improve patient outcomes, organizations like the American College of Physicians2 and Choosing Wisely (in concert with Consumer Reports)3 have published conservative spine care treatment recommendations. …
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Metadata
Title
Conservative Spine Care Pathway Implementation Is Associated with Reduced Health Care Expenditures in a Controlled, Before-After Observational Study
Authors
William B. Weeks, MD, PhD, MBA
Jason Pike, PhD
Jeremy Donath, BS
Paul Fiacco, MD
Brian D. Justice, DC
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04942-7

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