Journal article
Effect of Governmental Intervention on Appropriateness of Lumbar MRI Referrals: A Canadian Experience
Abstract
PURPOSE: In 2012, the Ontario government attempted to reduce inappropriate lumbar MRI referrals through guideline and decision-aid distributions to physicians as well as threats of financial penalties. The goals of this study were to determine if any change in lumbar MRI referral appropriateness occurred after this policy change at a tertiary care hospital in Ontario and to determine if any change in the number of new lumbar MRI referrals …
Authors
Kennedy SA; Fung W; Malik A; Farrokhyar F; Midia M
Journal
Journal of the American College of Radiology, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 802–807
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.jacr.2013.12.022
ISSN
1546-1440