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The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care is the simple, clear approach to understanding health care in today's changing environment. This book provides a strategy based approach to help physical therapists successfully manage change and meet the challenges of clinical practice in common practice settings.
This essential text includes an introduction to health care that covers the basics of health care financing, health care reimbursement systems, cost containment strategies and referral services. Important issues covered in this book include trends in acute, subacute, home health care practice, outcomes management and prevention.
Chapters include information on health care reimbursement systems and cost containment strategies, time and caseload management, documentation requirements, quality management in physical therapy, and the role of the physical therapist in prevention and wellness.
Check out our new website dedicated to The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care. This innovative new website presents valuable up-to-date information as it becomes available. You can visit the site at
ptguide.slackinc.com
Dr. Kathleen A. Curtis is the winner of the “President’s Award of Excellence” for 2005 at
California State University, Fresno
A Brandon/Hill Selection!
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Partial Table of Contents -
Chapter 1: Managing Change
Kathleen A. Curtis, PhD, PT - Chapter 2: Basics of Health Care Financing and Reimbursement
Wendy Kristy, MPT - Chapter 3: Cost Containment Strategies
Wendy Kristy, MPT - Chapter 4: Referral and Access to Physical Therapy Services
Tod Steffenilla, MPT - Chapter 5: Trends and Strategies for Physical Therapy Practice in
Acute Care
Sonya Yokes, MPT
- Chapter 6: Trends and Strategies for Physical Therapy Practice in
Sub-acute Care
Julie Roberson, MPT - Chapter 7: Trends and Strategies for Physical Therapy Practice in
Home Health Care
Nicole Hodson-Chennault, MPT - Chapter 8: Time Management Techniques
Noelle Righter-Freer, MPT - Chapter 9: Caseload Management and Delegation
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