Open AccessDirect Access Compared With Referred Physical Therapy Episodes of Care: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Heidi Ojha,
Rachel S. Snyder,
Todd E. Davenport
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20130096
Subject(s) - medicine , cinahl , medline , referral , physical therapy , data extraction , health care , family medicine , psychological intervention , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Evidence suggests that physical therapy through direct access may help decrease costs and improve patient outcomes compared with physical therapy by physician referral.
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