Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty
Fenton J, Fang S, Ray M, Kennedy J, Padilla K, Amundson R, Elton D, Haldeman S, Lisi A, Sico J, Wayne P, Romano P. Longitudinal Care Patterns and Utilization Among Patients With New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty. Spine 2023, 48: 1409-1418. PMID: 37526092, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck painProvider specialtyTherapeutic interventionsCare patternsPain visitsInitial visitOptum Labs Data WarehouseDiagnostic imagingAcute back painAcute neck painPlurality of patientsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataLarge national cohortInvasive therapeutic interventionsHealth record dataCohort studyMajor surgeryBack painOutpatient visitsNational cohortPrimary careTherapeutic injectionsEmergency physiciansBACKGROUND DATA