Conservative Spine Care Pathway Implementation Is Associated with Reduced Health Care Expenditures in a Controlled, Before-After Observational Study

J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Aug;34(8):1381-1382. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04942-7.
No abstract available

Keywords: back pain; health care costs; practice guidelines; value.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Conservative Treatment / economics*
  • Conservative Treatment / trends*
  • Health Expenditures / trends*
  • Humans
  • Primary Health Care / economics
  • Primary Health Care / trends
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spinal Diseases / economics*
  • Spinal Diseases / therapy*