ODG & Big Data

December 11, 2019 | evidence-based medicine, ODG | Like |

ODG & The Role Of Big Data In Treatment Guidelines

Our founder and Medical Director, Dr. J. Clark Race, found this article by ODG by MCG Managing Director, Phil LeFevre, entitled, “The Role of Big-Data in State Adopted Treatment Guidelines,” very interesting and informative.

ODG: A Valuable Resource

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Lumbar Fusion Readmission Study

April 5, 2019 | evidence-based medicine | Like |

A new study in the European Spine Journal investigates co-morbidities which are associated with readmission after posterior lumbar fusion surgery. The purpose of the study was to predict 30-day readmission rates following posterior lumbar spinal fusion.

Variables

Variables included: age, female gender, race, insurance, anterior approach, cerebrovascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease,

Evidence-Based Medicine Improves Outcomes

March 21, 2017 | evidence-based medicine, ODG | Like |

Why Evidence-Based Medicine?

Because it works!

Via Work Loss Data Institute

Although the benefits of using evidence-based medicine (EBM) are often touted due to dramatic improvement in outcomes in states that have adopted ODG, up until last year there had never been an academic study published in a peer-reviewed medical journal that examined whether or not EBM could deliver these results from a compliance standpoint on a closed claim file.