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Table 6, below, illustrates SUL’s utilization percentage of MRIs as a diagnostic tool: Unit’s Surgical and Medical Cases

Table 6: % Clinic Patients* Receiving an MRI
2016 % MRI for Clinic Patients
70%

60%

50%

40%
Utilization Threshold
30% 25%

20%
18% 18% 19% 21%
10%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

*About ½ of clinic patients would not have been considered for an MRI, either because they are post-op follow-ups, or pre-op second
visit. These visits were removed from the denominator to ensure that the total number of visits were not over-estimated, which would
have artificially lowered the percentage of MRI utilization.

The above Table shows the quarterly averages for MRI utilization by eligible patients* in the Shoulder

and Upper Limb Unit. Exceeding 25% would not automatically indicate overutilization but would have

triggered an in-depth review of the Unit’s utilization to ensure protocols are followed.

The Shoulder and Upper Limb Unit