A higher value indicates that clients experienced greater improvements in Total Function Score per day of inpatient rehabilitation, on average; a lower value indicates less improvement. As such, a higher average value is desirable.
This indicator is calculated annually for the most recently completed seven fiscal years. Calculation is based on Total Function Score Change (Total Function Score at Discharge from inpatient rehabilitation minus Total Function Score at Admission to inpatient rehabilitation) divided by inpatient rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) for each client, averaged over the number of clients for whom such Function Scores have been recorded.
Periods within the rehabilitation episode during which a client did not participate in therapy due to an acute change in health status (Service Interruption Days) are removed from the calculation of rehabilitation LOS used in this formula.
Excludes clients with incomplete admission and discharge Function Scores
Unit of Analysis: Episode of care
Total number of clients discharged from an NRS-participating inpatient rehabilitation facility with complete admission and discharge Total Function Scores
Change in Total Function Score per day of client participation in the rehabilitation program, summed across all clients discharged from an NRS-participating inpatient rehabilitation facility with complete admission and discharge Function Scores recorded
Comments
In addition to the average (mean) Length of Stay Efficiency, the Quick Stats report NRS Length of Stay and Length of Stay Efficiency of Inpatient Rehabilitation Clients also provides the median Length of Stay (in days) and the number of cases (episodes) being included in both calculations.
The number of cases, mean and median values in this report can be further subdivided by Rehabilitation Client Group (the rehabilitation condition that best describes the primary reason for admission to the rehabilitation program) and by fiscal year.
Rehabilitation Client Groups (RCGs) referenced in the Quick Stats report NRS Distribution of Days Waiting for Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation are adapted with permission from the impairment codes, which are the property of Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
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