Focus on function in geriatric assessment and rehab

In 1994, the province of Alberta, driven by the need for deficit reduction, began a major restructuring of the provincial health care system. An integral component of this new health structure was accountability for service delivery, including the use of outcome measures to determine service effecti...

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Published inCanadian nurse (1924) Vol. 96; no. 5; pp. 35 - 38
Main Authors Slaughter, S, Cartwright, D, Chang, W C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Canadian Nurses Association 01.05.2000
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alberta
Analysis of Variance
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics
Health care
Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration
Health Services for the Aged - standards
Hospital Restructuring
Humans
Nursing
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Polls & surveys
Rehabilitation Centers - organization & administration
Rehabilitation Centers - standards
Senior citizens
Alberta
Alberta Canada
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Summary:In 1994, the province of Alberta, driven by the need for deficit reduction, began a major restructuring of the provincial health care system. An integral component of this new health structure was accountability for service delivery, including the use of outcome measures to determine service effectiveness. This paper describes the efforts of one program to evaluate the effectiveness of its service delivery, in terms of functional patient outcomes, in the midst of restructuring and budget constraints.
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ISSN:0008-4581