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  #1 bshover on 10 Nov 17

   

  Hobbs, J., Boysen, J., McGarry, K., Thompson, J., & Nordrum, J. (2010). Development of a unique triage system for acute care physical therapy and occupational therapy services: an administrative case report. Physical Therapy, 90(10), 1519-1529. doi:10.2522/ptj.20090166
  
  This article looks at the development of a system to ensure that evaluations being performed in an acute care were on patients who were appropriate for therapy. Amount of clients seen per day ultimately decreased from around 18 to around 12. I think this is useful to look at it in the acute care setting based on my experience. My FE and I have reported to multiple rooms only to find patients who were in no where appropriate for an OT evaluation. Decreasing the number of referrals for inappropriate patients would ultimately increase the quality of care for patients who are appropriate and cut the cost of healthcare.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hobbs, J., Boysen, J., McGarry, K., Thompson, J., & Nordrum, J. (2010). Development of a unique triage system for acute care physical therapy and occupational therapy services: an administrative case report. Physical Therapy, 90(10), 1519-1529. doi:10.2522/ptj.20090166 <br /> <br /> This article looks at the development of a system to ensure that evaluations being performed in an acute care were on patients who were appropriate for therapy. Amount of clients seen per day ultimately decreased from around 18 to around 12. I think this is useful to look at it in the acute care setting based on my experience. My FE and I have reported to multiple rooms only to find patients who were in no where appropriate for an OT evaluation. Decreasing the number of referrals for inappropriate patients would ultimately increase the quality of care for patients who are appropriate and cut the cost of healthcare.</div>

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