Biomechanical Modeling of Spine Flexibility and Its Relationship to Spinal Range of Motion and Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Objective: To examine the relationships between spine morphology, spine flexibility, and idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Girls have a higher incidence of clinically significant scoliosis than boys, along with smaller vertebrae and greater flexibility.

Quality management and federal workers' compensation: the Veterans Health Administration workers' compensation program model.

Objective: The federal workers' compensation program includes under a single employer five commonly encountered roles and responsibilities-injured patient, clinical provider, third-party administrator, adjudicator, and insurer. Data within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provide a unique opportunity to apply a simple model of health care quality improvement, exploring interactions between structures, processes, and outcomes.

Methods: A facility survey identified reporting structures, levels of education and training, policies and processes, tool availability and use, and perceptions of role adherence.