Characterizing Standardized Functional Data at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 mandates using standardized patient functional data across post-acute settings. This study characterized similarities and differences in clinician-observed scores of self-care and transfer items for the standardized section GG functional domain and the functional independent measure (FIM) at inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

Design

We conducted secondary analyses of 2017 Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation national data. Patients were assessed by clinicians on both section GG and FIM at admission and discharge. We identified 7 self-care items and 6 transfer items in section GG conceptually equivalent with FIM. Clinician-assessed scores for each pair of items were examined using score di

SUBMITTER: Li CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature