New paper published on the Lumbar Imaging with Reporting of Epidemiology (LIRE) Trial primary outcomes

On September 4th, the primary outcomes for the Lumbar Imaging with Reporting of Epidemiology (LIRE) Trial were published in JAMA Network Open. This research was supported in part by the CLEAR center and sought to investigate the question “What is the impact of including benchmark prevalence data of common findings in reports of spinal imaging ordered by primary care clinicians?”.

Read more here:

Jarvik JG, Meier EN, James KT, et al. The Effect of Including Benchmark Prevalence Data of Common Imaging Findings in Spine Image Reports on Health Care Utilization Among Adults Undergoing Spine Imaging: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(9):e2015713. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15713

Congratulations to all authors!