GP referrals for low back imaging under the microscope
The latest NPS MedicineWise practice review tackles unnecessary X-rays and CT scans for non-specific back pain
Referrals for low back imaging is the latest area of GP practice to be targeted by a MBS practice view report, NPS MedicineWise has confirmed.
The report, which is being sent to 30,000 GPs this week, “clarifies” that early lumbosacral X-rays or CT scans are only indicated if doctors suspect serious spinal pathology.
