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The impact of inefficient clinical diagnosis on the cost of managing low back pain
Author(s) -
Gracovetsky Serge A.,
Marriott Anne,
Richards Mark P.,
Newman Nicholas M.,
Asselin Steeve
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600170305
Subject(s) - low back pain , rehabilitation , health care , risk analysis (engineering) , compensation (psychology) , medicine , physical therapy , psychology , alternative medicine , economics , economic growth , psychoanalysis , pathology
The clinical examination remains the pivotal factor in evaluating low back pain (LBP) for decisions concerning compensation and rehabilitation. Many practitioners believe it to be highly reliable, even though existing literature does not support this belief. Not only are there no data supporting the efficacy of clinical diagnosis for LBP, but also published data underscore its many inherent weaknesses. Healthcare risk managers need accurate clinical information to make decisions. If current clinical information is unreliable, then healthcare risk management strategies for LBP must be revised.