Association between Ordering Provider Type and Overuse of Spine MRIs for Cord Compression in the Emergency Department
A 281% increase was noted in the number of cord compression MRI examinations ordered from the ED during a 6-year period with significantly higher odds of examinations with positive findings ordered by physicians compared with NPPs.
Authors
- Mercy H. Mazurek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4655-4266)
- William A. Mehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-7165)
- Marc D. Succi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-3984)
- Karen Buch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-8921)
- Donghoon Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1582-6190)
Institutions
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a8921
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00