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How Healed is "Healed"?

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Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Does OrthoNet, a physical therapy benefits manager, have an informal policy of considering a patient "healed" when they have only recovered 4/5ths of function? Some physical therapists think they do, but OrthoNet denies the charge. Today the company explains.

Up in Smoke

Virg Bernero State Senator, District 23 on his proposed bill to protect workers privacy in Michigan
» Virg Bernero

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Where there's smoke there's fire

Chris Bostig General Consul to ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) on Weyco's right to ban smoking in and out of the office and why other company's may follow
» Action on Smoking and Health
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Lewis Maltby President of National Workrights ...

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George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein Walk into a Bar…

Terry Jones, founding member of Monty Python and author, Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror (Nation Books, 2005), shares the funny side of the war on terror
» Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror

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Benefits Management, Explained

Dr. Robert Refowitz, medical director for OrthoNet, a physical therapy benefits manager, says OrthoNet does not have a 4/5ths rule

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PTs Are Perturbed

Lori Monson, MSPT, OCS, physical therapist in private practice, says some of her patients are not entitled to all the care they need
» Bradley Monson
» American Physical Therapy Association

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Driving Under the Influence (of cell phones)

David Strayer professor of psychology at the University of Utah and principal author of a study pointing to dangers when young motorists use handsfree cell phones on the dangers of driving with a handsfree cell phone
» Chapman

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The Full Monty

This (PDF) is the report containing the sentences referenced by our guest Terry Jones of Monty Python fame on an underlying reason for the war in Iraq, plainly stated by some of those who brought us the war.

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