Value of chiropractic services at an on-site health center.
| Autor: | Krause CA; Cerner Healthe Clinic, Kansas City, MO 64117, USA. curt.krause@healthe.cerner.com, Kaspin L, Gorman KM, Miller RM |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [J Occup Environ Med] 2012 Aug; Vol. 54 (8), pp. 917-21. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825a3507 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: Chiropractic care offered at an on-site health center could reduce the economic and clinical burden of musculoskeletal conditions. Methods: A retrospective claims analysis and clinical evaluation were performed to assess the influence of on-site chiropractic services on health care utilization and outcomes. Results: Patients treated off-site were significantly more likely to have physical therapy (P < 0.0001) and outpatient visits (P < 0.0001). In addition, the average total number of health care visits, radiology procedures, and musculoskeletal medication use per patient with each event were significantly higher for the off-site group (all P < 0.0001). Last, headache, neck pain, and low back pain-functional status improved significantly (all P < 0.0001). Conclusions: These results suggest that chiropractic services offered at on-site health centers may promote lower utilization of certain health care services, while improving musculoskeletal function. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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