One in three providers is guilty of ordering unnecessary tests such as lower back MRIs, according to data from a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Using data analytics technology and data from the Veteran’s Health Administration, researchers were able to identify an astounding number of tests that never needed to be ordered.
According to Health IT Analytics, 110,661 LS MRIs were ordered during 2012; yet a majority of the LS MRIs were ordered from a small number of providers and nearly a third of all LS MRIs overall were found to be inappropriately ordered. For the full article click here
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