Physical Therapist Practice in the Emergency Department Observation Unit: Descriptive Study | JCORE Reference

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Table 1.

Table 1.

Patient Descriptive Data^{^a}

↵^a PT=physical therapy, SNF=skilled nursing facility.
^b Statistically older than back pain group at P=.02.
^c Statistically shorter PT total time than dizziness group at P<.05.
^d Indicates significantly higher frequencies in these cells based on chi-square residuals greater than 2.0.

Table 2.

Table 2.

Leading Billable Interventions by Diagnostic Category

Table 3.

Table 3.

Examples of EDOU Episode of Care for Patients Referred for PT^{^a}

↵^a EDOU=emergency department observation unit, PT=physical therapy, LBP=low back pain, MRI= magnetic resonance imaging, LE=lower extremity, RW=rolling walker, ESI=epidural steroid injection, BUE=bilateral upper extremities, PN=peripheral neuropathy, R=right, L=left.