Turning Data Into Information Opportunities To Advance Rehabilitation Quality, Research And Policy

Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018
Source:Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Author(s): Janet Prvu Bettger, Vu Q.C. Nguyen, J. George Thomas, Tami Guerrier, Qing Yang, Mark A. Hirsch, Terrence Pugh, Gabrielle Harris, Mary Ann Eller, Carol Pereira, Deanna Hamm, Eric A. Rinehardt, Matthew Shall, Janet P. Niemeier
Attention to healthcare quality and safety has increased dramatically. The focus internally within an organization is not without influence from external policy and research findings. Compared with other specialties, efforts to align and advance rehabilitation research, practice and policy using electronic health record data are in the early stages. In this special communication we define quality, apply the dimensions of quality to rehabilitation, and illustrate the feasibility and utility of electronic health record data for research on rehabilitation care quality and outcomes. Using data generated at the point of care provides the greatest opportunity for improving the quality of health care, producing generalizable evidence to inform policy and practice, and ultimately benefiting the health of the populations we serve.



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