The hospital with the most unnecessary vertebroplasties had an overuse rate of 55.5%, while many of the hospitals with lower rates were at 0%, according to a report from the Lown Institute.
The Nov. 14 report included hospitals that performed at least 500 total eligible patient visits over three years. Overuse rates were measured as the proportion of patient visits with osteoporotic fracture that led to an unnecessary vertebroplasty.
The average overuse rate for all U.S. hospitals was 11%.
Here are the five hospitals with the highest overuse rates for vertebroplasty:
Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo, Texas): 55.5%
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary (Little Rock, Ark.): 50.5%
St. Elizabeth Florence (Ky.) Hospital: 48.7%
Lutheran Hospital (Fort Wayne, Ind.): 44.6%
Ascension Providence Hospital – Southfield (Mich.) Campus: 42.3%
Here are the five hospitals with the lowest overuse rates for vertebroplasty:
MetroHealth Medical Center (Cleveland): 0%
Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Brainerd, Minn.): 0%
Marshall Hospital (Placerville, Calif.): 0%
Denver Health Main Campus: 0%
Benefis Hospitals (Great Falls, Mont.): 0%