Pursuit and implementation of hospital-based outpatient direct access to physical therapy services: An administrative case report

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-109

  Boissonnault, William G ^a   Badke, Mary Beth ^b   Powers, Jane Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 74849115284     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080244     Document Type: Article

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