2. The definition of an
outpatient a patient
who is not
hospitalized
overnight, but visits a
clinic, hospital, or
associated facility for
diagnosis and
treatment.
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3. 30.6 % is the largest
percent of PTAs who
work in an
outpatient setting.
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4. The salary range
for a PTA in an
outpatient
setting is $31,000-
$53,000.
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5. Types of treatments Diagnosis including
include outpatient ultrasound scans,
surgery, radiation MRI, or CT scans
therapy, endoscopy, A recent study
chemotherapy, and showed that 88
pain management million people in a
Patients may choose year request
to participate in outpatient settings.
outpatient settings if
their medical
procedure isn’t life
threatening.
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6. It is most cost Services maybe
effective – since more convenient
outpatient centers because all
do not require procedures can be
patients to stay over done at one place
night so this will The centers
reduce cost connection to a
Also the staff is highly hospital and how
experience close the hospital is
to the outpatient
center
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