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8547798

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Efficiency pattern analysis (EPA) is a technique proposed for use in medical rehabilitation that links patient functional gain to resource use, as approximated by length of stay (LOS), after adjusting for initial severity. The Functional Independence Measure version of the Function Relation Groups (FIM-FRGs) is used to adjust for patient severity and to define the efficiency groups. The efficiency groups are based on LOS and functional gain cut point values in the statistical distribution that are above, below, or within the national interquartile range for each of 53 FRGs. Data from 32,494 patients discharged in 1990 from 123 rehabilitation facilities were used. EPA is a simple way to monitor change in functional gain in response to transformations in health care practices and resource availability. The technique could also provide individual facilities with a means to evaluate treatment efficiencies across time and to compare patterns of LOS and functional gain to national norms.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1062-8606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Efficiency pattern analysis for medical rehabilitation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't