Efficiency of primary spine care as compared to conventional primary care: a retrospective observational study at an Academic Medical Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary Spine Care (PSC) is an innovative model for the primary management of patients with spine-related disorders (SRDs), with a focus on the use of non-pharmacological therapies which now constitute the recommended first-line approach to back pain. PSC clinicians serve as the initial or early point of contact for spine patients and utilize evidence-based spine care pathways to improve outcomes and reduce escalation of care (EoC; e.g., spinal injections, diagnostic imaging, hospitalizations, referrals to a specialist). The present study examined 6-month outcomes to evaluate the efficiency of care for patients who received PSC as compared to conventional primary care. We hypothesized that patients seen by a PSC clinician would have lower rates of EoC compared to patient

SUBMITTER: Bezdjian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8740480 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature