Physical therapy mandates by medicare administrative contractors: Effective or wasteful?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1459-1462

  Fehring, Thomas K ^a   Fehring, Keith ^b   Odum, Susan M ^a   Halsey, David ^c  

^a ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fletcher Allen Orthopaedics and oRehabilitation Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Osteoarthritis; Physical therapy mandates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICARE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANGE OF MOTION; REIMBURSEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WEIGHT BEARING;

MEDICARE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MANDATES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885023428     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.027     Document Type: Article

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