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comparison of service delivery and outcomes in rehabilitation for spinal cord dysfunction
Overview
Who are we? What did we set out to do? Why is this important? How did we go about it? What did we find? Did it make sense? Whats next?
Sam Fleming
AOD, Inc in the USA
Spinal cord injury - high cost with long LOS and repeat episodes, life-long care Low volumes limit comparisons within a country International comparisons may lead to improvements in service delivery
Number of
Number of Number of facilities episodes 81 3464 15 1628 13 396 147 9847
Australia-Non Traumatic
Finland-Non Traumatic
USA-Non Traumatic
0-14
15-29
30-49
50-64
over 64
AustraliaTraumatic 0-14
Traumatic
Australia
Finland
South Africa
USA
S2-202
S2-223
S2-222
S2-221
S2-220
Country
Aust Finland SA USA
Australia
Finland
South Africa
USA
Country
Aust Finland SA USA
Percentage
Australia
Finland
South Africa
USA
Whats next?
More analysis on individual functional items Closer examination of specific processes BUT ALREADY. We have shown that international collaboration and data-sharing is possible
when similar information is collected with similar definitions we are able to speak a common language to provide useful world-wide guidelines and standards for best-practice rehabilitation.