Accession Number:

AD1105414

Title:

Enhancing Quality of Orthotic Services with Process and Outcome Information

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Annual Report]

Corporate Author:

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Personal Author(s):

• Heinemann, Allen

Report Date:

2019-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

45

Abstract:

The objective of this proposed project is to develop data collection modules that can be used to improve the quality of services for users of ankle-foot orthoses AFOs, the largest group of orthosis users. Three specific aims are 1. Identify issues that are important to the quality of care for AFO users as well as items and instruments that can be used to assess these quality issues. 2. Evaluate and validate patient-reported outcome instruments using performance instruments. 3. Specify items required for quality measure development and design data collection modules that can be used in quality improvement efforts and to demonstrate accountability of health care delivery.

Descriptors:

• health services
• medical personnel
• residual limbs
• lower limb amputations
• health care
• lower limb prostheses
• patient care management
• brain injuries
• employment
• personnel management
• prostheses and implants
• standards
• surgical amputations
• therapy
• delivery of health care
• rehabilitation
• data set
• department of veterans affairs
• electronic mail
• prosthetics

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]