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Title: Referral for Profit: Deprofessionalization of Health Care in America (Report)
Author : Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
Release Date : January 22, 2009
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 340 KB

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Introduction: a patient speaks out When Barbara Kelley of Wichita, Kansas, followed her surgeon's recommendation for rehabilitation after knee surgery, she did so reluctantly. She had been comfortable with her physical therapist (PT), but she felt pressured to transfer to her physician's physical therapy clinic. There, she experienced treatment that prompted her to voice her concerns to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). (2) In contrast to her prior one-on-one PT care, Kelley said that her therapy sessions cost $300 more per session, took two hours longer, and were run by only two certified PTs per 45 patients). (3)