Comparing the rates of low-value back images ordered by physicians and nurse practitioners for Medicare beneficiaries in primary care |
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| Authors: | Monica O&#x;Reilly-Jacob Jennifer Perloff Peter Buerhaus |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA;2. Brandeis University, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Waltham, MA;3. Montana State University, Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, Bozeman, MT |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundLittle is known about the extent of ordering low-value services by.PurposeTo compare the rates of low-value back images ordered by primary care physicians (PCMDs) and primary care nurse practitioners (PCNPs).MethodWe used 2012 and 2013 Medicare Part B claims for all beneficiaries in 18 hospital referral ?regions (HRRs) and a measure of low-value back imaging from Choosing Wisely. Models included random clinician effect and fixed effects for beneficiary age, disability, Elixhauser comorbidities, clinician sex, the emergency department setting, back pain visit volume, organization, and region (HRR).FindingsPCNPs (N = 231) and PCMDs (N = 4,779) order low-value back images at similar rates (NP: all images: 26.5%; MRI/CT: 8.4%; MD: all images: 24.5%; MRI/CT: 7.7%), with no detectable significant difference when controlling for covariates.DiscussionPCNPs and PCMDs order low-value back images at an effectively similar rate. |
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| Keywords: | Nurse practitioner Low-value Imaging Back pain Medicare |
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