Financial recordkeeping practices of self-employed dietetic practitioners
| Autor: | Cox, Nancy R. |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Popis: | The practice of dietetics has changed over the past several years to include an increasing number of dietitians working in private practice. The 1986 census of The American Dietetic Association identified 2,383 (4.3%) of the membership as active in the Consulting Nutritionist in Private Practice group. Private practice opportunities have developed as a result of societal changes emphasizing preventive health care, the increasing elderly population, decline in hospital admissions and reduction in patient days. This necessitates the need for dietetic practitioners to provide services outside the traditional hospital setting. The increasing opportunities in dietetic private practice are paralleled by the dietetic practitioners' increased need for financial recordkeeping knowledge and skills. The purpose of this research was to determine the current financial recordkeeping methods utilized by self-employed dietetic practitioners. The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify financial recordkeeping practices of self-employed dietetic practitioners, and (2) determine if demographics influence the financial recordkeeping methods utilized by self-employed dietetic practitioners. A survey questionnaire was the research tool from which financial recordkeeping and demographic data were collected. The survey questionnaire was sent nationwide to a sample population selected from the Consulting Nutritionist in Private Practice group of The American Dietetic Association. Of the 310 surveys mailed, 79 percent valid responses were used in analysis using frequencies and chi square test of significance (P Graduation date: 1989 |
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