Neck Pain, Medicare, Costs, and Adverse Events

In this episode of the Chiropractic Science Podcast, Dr. Dean Smith is joined by Drs. Jim Whedon and Brian Anderson join me for a discussion about their R15 award involving 3 Medicare neck pain cohort studies.

Jim Whedon DC, MS is a Senior Health Services Researcher at Southern California University of Health Sciences and Adjunct Professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He has authored more than 65 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Whedon’s research focuses on evaluation of the quality and accessibility of non-pharmacological therapies for spine pain. He is a recipient of the Jerome F. McAndrews DC Memorial Research Fund Award from NCMIC Foundation and the Scott Haldeman Award for Outstanding Research from the World Federation of Chiropractic.

Dr. Anderson is a health services researcher and 2004 graduate of National University of Health Sciences. He has 20 years of experience across clinical practice, teaching, and research. His efforts have been focused on research full-time since completing his PhD in 2019. He served as a faculty member at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research for five years before transitioning to the University of Pittsburgh. His research examines healthcare utilization and outcomes in spinal pain disorders using administrative claims, electronic health records, and survey data. Additional research interests include research-capacity building in chiropractic and other CIH institutions as well as evidence synthesis. At the University of Pittsburgh, he engages in interdisciplinary research initiatives, advises faculty and trainees, and contributes to the integration of research methodologies into the academic curriculum.

Here is the video for this episode

Here are Dr. Whedon’s researchgate profile as well as Dr. Anderson’s researchgate profile.

The articles that are discussed in this episode are found below: