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Handling the Challenges: Access to Certified Hand Therapy in Mississippi

Objectives: Access to a certified hand therapist (CHT) plays a crucial role in enhancing postsurgical functional outcomes and reducing morbidity in complex hand surgery and trauma cases. Unfortunately, the availability of CHTs is uneven across regions, particularly in less populous states such as Mississippi. The financial and time-related burdens of…

Posted in: access to care 5 equity 4 hand surgery 2 rehabilitation 3 therapy 6

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Elective Hand Surgery Is Delayed among Private Insurance Holders

Objectives: Patients with private healthcare plans often defer nonemergent or elective procedures toward the end of the year once they have met their deductible. No previous studies have evaluated how insurance status and hospital setting may affect surgical timing for upper extremity procedures. Our study aimed to evaluate the influence…

Posted in: hand surgery 2 insurance status 3 upper extremity 3
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