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  • Medical Imaging
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Guideline-discordant imaging for incident low back pain is a prevalent issue.
  • Electronic health record (EHR) systems and insurance status may influence imaging rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare rates of guideline-discordant imaging for low back pain across two care delivery systems.
  • To assess the association between EHR capabilities and patient insurance status with low back imaging rates.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of imaging data from Kaiser Permanente (KP) and OCHIN networks (June 2011-May 2012).
  • Utilized national quality metrics (CQM 0052, HEDIS) for low back pain imaging.
  • Employed adjusted logistic regression to analyze system-level factors and imaging rates.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in overall imaging rates between KP and OCHIN systems.
  • Higher imaging rates observed in men and white patients.
  • OCHIN patients with public insurance had higher imaging rates compared to those with private or no insurance.

Conclusions:

  • Insurance status, particularly public insurance, is associated with higher low back pain imaging rates in certain healthcare settings.
  • Further research is required to understand causality and develop targeted interventions to optimize imaging practices.