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Calculating cost effectiveness with the certified occupational therapy assistant. 1988

M Dennis
Assistant Director, Occupational Therapy Department, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

The need for occupational therapists continues to rise durin a time when those in health care management must also concern themselves with containing costs. This paper compares the expense of an all therapist department vs. a department comprised of therapists and assistants. Appropriate assignment of therapists vs. assistants in various clinical settings is discussed. The paper also describes how one multiclinic department redefined two assistant positions to enhance productivity.

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