Private physical therapy practice implementation of direct referral for radiograph imaging: an administrative case report.
Prior research indicates physical therapists make appropriate, judicious diagnostic imaging referrals, but have not described how to implement imaging referral processes in organizations without an imaging department. This administrative case report describes the implementation of a direct referral...
| Publicado en: | Physiotherapy Theory & Practice Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 2234 - 2241 |
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| Formato: | case study tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2023
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