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Volume-Based Care |
Value-Based Care |
Initial
Evaluation |
Typically, little treatment is performed during first visit, and initial evaluation is often non-specific with a predetermined protocol for future visits |
Provider takes time to provide a comprehensive evaluation and treatment during your initial visit, where recovery is often achieved
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Films & Imaging
Expense
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Unnecessary x-rays and/or imaging are often ordered on patients due to limitations of the initial evaluation
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A detailed assessment, following evidence-based clinical guidelines, often prevents need for costly imaging/procedures
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Return to Activity |
An average of 3-6 visits are often necessary to achieve enough pain-free mobility for patients to return to activity
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With more focused time and attention, most patients experience a return to normal activity after 1st or 2nd visit
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Treatment Planning |
Standard treatment is typically several weeks, with visits centering on passive care (not function correction)
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Patients experience faster and more improved results, with a much lower occurrence of re-injury on repetitive motion cases
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Surgeries |
Surgery may be only recommendation
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A conservative care approach, with a focus on accurate diagnosis and treatment, can help prevent many surgeries
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Patient Satisfaction |
- Group exercises
- Often subjective results
- Patients may never fully recover
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- Quality, one-on-one patient care
- Measurable progress on each visit
- Immediate and lasting results
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Patient Outcomes |
No documented outcomes, with extended treatment plans often based on benefits coverage rather than injury resolution
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Outcomes are documented on every case; patients are discharged upon injury resolution, usually within a few visits
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