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䢇 Perspective The Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II): A Guide for Patient Management Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/83/5/455/2805226 by guest on 02 February 2022... More

䢇 Perspective The Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II): A Guide for Patient Management Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/83/5/455/2805226 by guest on 02 February 2022 ўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўўў In this era of health care accountability, a need exists for a new decision-making and documentation guide in physical therapy. The original Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians (HOAC) pro- vided clinicians and students with a framework for science-based clinical practice and focused on the remediation of functional deficits and how changes in impairments related to these deficits. The HOAC II was designed to address shortcomings in the original HOAC and be more compatible with contemporary practice, including the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Disablement terminology is used in the HOAC II to guide clinicians and s Less