BROWSE CASE STUDIES Case Studies > Assessment of Changes in Advanced Imaging Referrals by Orthopedists 2010-2012

Assessment of Changes in Advanced Imaging Referrals by Orthopedists 2010-2012

December 2014

CATEGORIES:

Providers, Insurance Department, Health Reform

FILTERS:

Utilization, Health, Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare

CONTACT

Kenneth Yeates-Trotman
kenneth.yeates-trotman@maryland.gov

This study examines the trends in prescribing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services in Maryland following the divestiture of ownership of MRI devices by several orthopedic practices in 2011 (Steffen). This report focuses on the effects of ownership on utilization comparing use rates in 2010 to those in 2012.