Abstract
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness along with academic, professional, provider, accreditor, and other organizations, sponsored a 2-day State-of-the-Science of Post-Acute Rehabilitation Symposium in February 2007. The aim of this symposium was to serve as a catalyst for expanded research on postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation so that health policy is founded on a solid evidence base. The goals were to (1) describe the state of our knowledge regarding utilization, organization, and outcomes of postacute rehabilitation settings, (2) identify methodologic and measurement challenges to conducting research, (3) foster the exchange of ideas among researchers, policy makers, industry representatives, funding agency staff, consumers, and advocacy groups, and (4) identify critical issues related to setting, delivery, payment, and effectiveness of rehabilitation services. Plenary presentation and state-of-the-science summaries were organized around four themes: (1) the need for improved measurement of key rehabilitation variables and methods to collect and analyze this information, (2) factors that influence access to postacute rehabilitation care, (3) similarities and differences in quality and quantity of services across PAC settings, and (4) effectiveness of postacute rehabilitation services. The full set of symposium articles, including recommendations for future research, appear in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 869-874 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Funding
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), was asked to lead the planning for what became the Symposium on Post-Acute Rehabilitation. The symposium was guided by a planning committee (see Acknowledgments) with representatives from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Hospital Association, and Federation for American Hospitals. The same organizations provided financial support. Major financial and staff support was provided by the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA). Additional sponsors included the American Physiatric Education Council,CARF International (formerly the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation, eRehabData, Fowler Healthcare Associates, HealthSouth Corporation, IT Health Track, Johns Hopkins University Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Kessl er Institute for Rehabilitation, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital , MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and UDSMR. This work was supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research through a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness (grant H133B040032). No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author or upon
Keywords
- Health Policy
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Outcomes Research
- Rehabilitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
