Does the implementation of a care pathway for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis lead to fewer diagnostic imaging and referrals by general practitioners? A pre-post-implementation study of claims data

Does the implementation of a care pathway for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis lead to fewer diagnostic imaging and referrals by general practitioners? A pre-post-implementation study of claims data

Abstract Background The Dutch care for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is of good quality, but there is room for improvement regarding the efficient use of diagnostic imaging and conservative treatment. Therefore a stepped-care approach, in the shape of the care pathway ‘Better exercise in osteoart...

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Main Authors: Esther H. A. van den Bogaart, Mariëlle E. A. L. Kroese, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Ramon P. G. Ottenheijm, Patrick Deckers, Dirk Ruwaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Care pathway
Stepped care
Osteoarthritis
Diagnostic requests
Referrals
GP
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-1044-2

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