Chronic Pain Procedures In Minnesota, 2010 To 2012

The report was released on January 20, 2015, by the Minnesota Department of Health. The report is an analysis of data housed in the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database. The database includes claims data collected from private and public insurance payers—it represents medical care transactions for about 4.6 million insured state residents, about 85% of the state population. The purpose of the study was to describe the frequency of chronic pain procedures; the geographic location where chronic pain services are provided; the types of facilities where chronic pain is treated; and the types of professionals delivering chronic pain . . .