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A clinical allied health professional is defined as which of the following?

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The term ""clinical allied health professional"" does not include an RN. Along with MDs, LVNs/LPNs, and PAs, the RN is a direct care provider. This includes NPs, CRNAs, and other nursing specialties. A wide range of healthcare professionals, including OTs, RTs, PTs, clinical laboratory technicians, pharmacists, dietitians, audiologists, speech pathologists, phlebotomists, medical assistants, home health aides, and social workers, are considered clinical allied health professionals.

An outpatient facility's size is decided by its?

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The size of an outpatient facility, such as a physical therapy center, is defined by the visits or contacts each day because outpatients often do not stay for extended periods of time; hence, size is efficiency-based. Therefore, regardless of the physical size of the facility, the number of beds, or other pieces of equipment available, a facility that serves 200 patients per day is double the size of one that serves 100 patients per day.