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Cost Benefit Analysis of Athletic Team Coverage by an Orthopaedic Practice
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Cost Benefit Analysis Of Athletic Team Coverage By An Orthopaedic Practice, Brandon Eck, Bs, Fotios Tjoumakaris, Md, Matthew Pepe, Md, Kevin Freedman, Md, Katherine Bagnato, Atc, Bradford Tucker, Md
Cost Benefit Analysis Of Athletic Team Coverage By An Orthopaedic Practice, Brandon Eck, Bs, Fotios Tjoumakaris, Md, Matthew Pepe, Md, Kevin Freedman, Md, Katherine Bagnato, Atc, Bradford Tucker, Md
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Introduction
- Coverage of high school football by an orthopaedic practice is considered standard of care in many localities.
- Taking time away from an orthopaedic practice to provide on field athletic care has potential advantages and disadvantages.
- To this date, the economic value of this endeavor has never been investigated.
- Purpose: to perform a cost/benefit analysis of local high school sports coverage by an orthopaedic sports medicine practice.