outpatient
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OUTPATIENT By: MecKenzie Fritz
Outpatient~ A patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment.
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MANY HEALTH PROVIDERS LIKE TO
OFFER AS MUCH CARE AS POSSIBLE ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS,
BECAUSE IT CUTS DOWN ON COSTS FOR HEALTH
PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS ALIKE, AND IT
CAN KEEP A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
About 30 percent of all physical therapist assistants are working in Hospital or outpatient offices of Physical Therapists.
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MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
WERE $37,890 IN MAY 2004.
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TREATMENTS: SUCH AS SOME SURGERIES AND ICE PACKS, STEM, ULTRA SOUND, ELECTROTHERAPY, MASSAGES, TRACTION, EXCERSISES
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There are many different types of people that
come to the outpatient clinic such as, pregnancy,
people with arthritis, lower back pain, fractures, heart
disease, head injuries, people of have been in a
accident.
A PTA NEEDS TO HAVE AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE. CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES MAY BE REQUIRED.
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