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Stepping up to the plate.


With this third issue of Rehab Perspectives, we explore the importance of measuring a patient's progress during rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy.  therapy. That seems like a pretty basic concept. Our society measures most things: student learning, professional competence, even the ability to drive a vehicle.

Yet historically, when it comes to rehabilitation, we talk in a fuzzy language: Mrs. Smith is "better," she has made "significant progress," she has a "higher quality of life."

Although those words are heartening heart·en  
tr.v. heart·ened, heart·en·ing, heart·ens
To give strength, courage, or hope to; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.

Adj. 1.
 and the impact on the patient's life might have been significant, they may not be enough. We must have a standardized standardized

pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures.


standardized morbidity rate
see morbidity rate.

standardized mortality rate
see mortality rate.
, quantifiable measure to prove that Mrs. Smith's functional abilities have moved from point A to point B as a result of rehab intervention.

In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke"
put differently
, we must have credible outcomes data to support what we do. Outcomes measurement is important clinically in improving services, it is an exceptional facility marketing tool, and it will almost certainly become the backbone of future reimbursement Reimbursement

Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred.
.

Aegis has stepped up to the plate to hold our therapy departments accountable for the services our patients receive. With more than ten years' experience delivering contract therapy to nursing homes and eldercare eld·er·care
n.
Social and medical programs and facilities intended for the care and maintenance of the aged.
 venues, and currently serving more than 1,000 facilities nationwide, we are committed to a leadership role in the rehab industry and to high standards in resident treatment. We're proud of our outcomes measurement, using the Rehabilitation Outcomes Measure, and our reporting tools. With outcomes reports, everyone wins--patient, family, facility, physician, referral source, and clinician clinician /cli·ni·cian/ (kli-nish´in) an expert clinical physician and teacher.

cli·ni·cian
n.
.

So enjoy this issue of Rehab Perspectives as we take you on a tour of outcomes measurement. Fasten your seat belt, it's an exciting ride. Aegis is your rehab resource.

Best regards,

Martha Schram

President

Aegis Therapies
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Title Annotation:REHAB PERSPECTIVES: MEASURING THERAPY'S OUTCOMES
Author:Schram, Martha
Publication:Nursing Homes
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2005
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