Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations
Kebaish K, Galivanche A, Mercier M, Varthi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 36: 186-189. PMID: 36728293, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCervical VertebraeHumansInsuranceMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrior AuthorizationRetrospective StudiesConceptsSpine magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSpine centerAcademic spine centerRetrospective cohort studySignificant increased oddsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient undergoing treatmentEventual dispositionInsurance carriersCohort studyIncreased oddsCommercial insurance carriersMRI requestsMRI ordersUndergoing treatmentBACKGROUND DATAGreater oddsPreauthorization processCommercial insuranceResonance imagingSpine scansLogistic regressionPreauthorizationScans