2006 IOMS Report
The patient's level of function is obtained using a prepared rating system measuring their health status, psychological status, cognition, communication, self care, mobility, community independence, and vocational status. Goals are then set, based on the responses. The patient's function is rated on admission, discharge and 90 days post discharge. Stated goals were accomplished for all patients at 79.2%, the trauma group 77.3% and the comprehensive group 80.8%.
The efficiency and effectiveness measurement of our programs is based on our prepared rating system.
The efficiency, a measure of the appropriate use of financial resources, showed a change of 7.62 points for every $1000 used.
The effectiveness, a measure of the adequacy of services rendered to reach goals, showed a change of 1.16 points per day of services rendered.
Trauma Program
The data analyzed for the year 2006 showed that the program met the goal expectancies and 82.4% of the optimal expectancies. The objectives measured were:
- Maximize knowledge of injury
- Maximize strength
- Maximize endurance and tolerance to work activity
- Maximize ability to return to work
- Maximize social adjustment to impairment
- Minimize use of analgesic drugs
- Maximize program completion
- Minimize program length
- Minimize program cost
Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center analyzes relevant data to measure the outcomes of patients who received services. This data is kept confidential to the specific names of those persons, but identifies a variety of common characteristics, their level of function at admission, discharge and at a 90-day follow-up, along with goals set to be obtained. This is performed in order to provide fact-based decision making and serves as an on going self-improvement mechanism for Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center.
Persons served are grouped in two programs: TRAUMA, which includes patients with diagnosis such as lumbar, cervical and sacral pain, joint and tendons injuries, muscles injuries, nerve compression syndromes (carpal tunnel), fractures, and other related trauma injuries. The COMPREHENSIVE program includes patients with diagnoses such as, cerebrovascular accidents, arthritis, joint replacements, amputees, spinal cord injury, post acute head injury, other neurological illness, and non-traumatic conditions.
For the year 2006, a total of 1664 patients were grouped by program type: 722 patients in the trauma program and 942 in the comprehensive program.
The patients were also categorized according to geographical location, age, gender, marital status, first time or return patients, educational and vocational level, employment and occupation status, diagnosis, source of payment, services provided, reason for discharge, duration of treatment in days, charges, and goals accomplished.
Comprehensive Program
For this program, the data revealed that the objectives were met at the goal level, while 93.5% met the optimal expectations. The objectives measured were:
- Maximize mobility skills
- Maximize return to active productive life role
- Maximize independence in self-care
- Maximize social and personal adjustment to impairment/disability
- Maximize communication skills
- Maximize strength and endurance
- Maximize program completion
- Minimize program length
- Minimize program cost
The patient’s functional levels 90 days after discharge revealed that 70% continued to show improvements, 24.4% remained unchanged and 4.2% were below discharged level of function.
Patient satisfaction is obtained immediately after discharge utilizing twenty questions and was rated at 6.79 on a scale of 1.0 (worst) to 7.0 (best).
In addition, patients were asked 90 days after discharge if they would return for treatment or suggest our facility to friends and family. The results were that 97.1% would recommend SRC.
Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center
300 Schuylkill Medical Plaza
Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone # (570) 621-9500
Fax # (570) 621-9510
E-mail: schrehab@comcast.net
