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June 07, 2009

Reduced Treatment Time on LBP from 66 to 12 Days

Another article regarding Seattle’s Virginia Mason Hospital and their use of the Toyota Production System Model to re-engineer healthcare.  Primary example is getting a patient in for low back pain right away avoiding MRI and specialist referral.

Physical Therapists can have a huge role in health care overhaul as we are the force multipliers of musculoskeletal medicine.

We need more of these examplars during as the current national debate continues.

larry@physicaltherapist.com

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