Variations in Radiographic Procedure Use for Medicare Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2013, the American College of Rheumatology published its Choosing Wisely list, which identified 2 radiographic procedures (peripheral joint magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] and dual x-ray absorptiometry [DXA] scans) that were at risk for overuse.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study to measure the use of peripheral joint MRI, peripheral joint radiographs, and DXA scans in a national cohort of Medicare patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during 2008-2009, before the start of the Choosing Wisely campaign. Diagnoses were identified via International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes; utilization was calculated using Current Procedural Terminology codes. Utilization was analyzed at the individual level and at the regi

SUBMITTER: Schmajuk G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5219878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature