Clinical Outcomes
Patient Care Outcomes
Patient Care Outcomes may be defined as the measurement and assessment of the status of the following healthcare interventions.
Benefits to Measuring Outcomes:
- Show functional improvement
- Identify targets for quality improvement
- Support marketing efforts to influence patient mix
- Compare results against regional/national standards
Why We Measure Outcomes
- To provide benchmarks that can be evaluated across settings, populations and other demographics
- To demonstrate to third-party payors and society the effectiveness of care delivered
- To assist therapists in defining the “quality” in care delivery
- To assist healthcare professionals in developing research-based practice that is based in clinical experience
- To develop and test theories of care delivery in the practice setting
- To assist in placing a monetary value on care delivery related to specific outcomes
How We Measure Outcomes
- Decide what to measure based on what interventions are expected to achieve
- Create a method for documentation and data collection
- Create a system database that can be analyzed system-wide
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