Use of low-value pediatric services in the Military Health System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-value care (LVC) is understudied in pediatric populations and in the Military Health System (MHS). This cross-sectional study applies previously developed measures of pediatric LVC diagnostic tests, procedures, and treatments to children receiving care within the direct and purchased care environments of the MHS.

Methods

We queried the MHS Data Repository (MDR) to identify children (n = 1,111,534) who received one or more of 20 previously described types of LVC in fiscal year 2015. We calculated the proportion of eligible children and all children who received the service at least once during fiscal year 2015. Among children eligible for each measure, we used logistic regressions to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for receiving LVC at least once durin

SUBMITTER: Koehlmoos TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441552 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature