2023 QE Report: Use of Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain, 2017-2021
In this report, we incorporated multiple years of data (2017-2021) to evaluate the percentage of members 18 to 75 years of age with a principal diagnosis of low back pain who did not have an imaging study (X-ray, MRI, or CT scan) within 28 days of the diagnosis. This measure is reported as an inverted measure. A higher score indicates appropriate treatment of low back pain.
