Osteoporosis-Related Health Services Utilization Following First Hip Fracture Among a Cohort of Privately-Insured Women in the United States, 2008-2014: An Observational Study

摘要

Timely identification and treatment of osteoporosis following hip fracture is recommended to mitigate future fracture risk, yet prior work has demonstrated a disconnect between evidence-based recommendations and real-world implementation. We sought to describe contemporary patterns of osteoporosis screening and initiation of pharmacotherapy following hip fracture based on medical and pharmacy claims in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse. From a national sample, we identified 8349 women aged 50+ years enrolled in private commercial or Medicare Advantage plans with no prior history of osteoporosis diagnosis, osteoporosis pharmacotherapy, or hip fracture who experienced a hip fracture between 2008 and 2013. Just 17.1% and 23.1% of these women had evidence of osteoporosis assessment and/or treatment within 6 or 12 months of their fractures, respectively. Women aged 80+ years were one-third less likely to utilize recommended services within 6 months, compared to those aged 50 to 79 years (13.8% versus 20.8%; p<0.001). Utilization of bone mass measurement increased significantly among women aged 65+ years over the study period (p<0.001) while declining among those aged 50 to 64 years (p=0.2). In contrast, rates of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy remained steady among women aged 50 to 64 years (p=0.8) yet declined among women aged 65 to 79 years and aged 80+ years (p=0.07 and p=0.004, respectively). Accounting for differences in all measured characteristics, receipt of primary care was the strongest and most consistent predictor of osteoporosis assessment or treatment following fracture. (c) 2017 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.