title: [Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI): a system for client evaluation and documentation in long-term care--an overview].
abstract: This article describes the interdisciplinary care planning system "Resident Assessment Instrument" (RAI) for nursing homes with its parts, the Health Care Financing Administration mandated "Minimum Data Set" (MDS) and the "Resident Assessment Protocols" (RAPs). The MDS-derived case mix system for resource allocation, the Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs), are mentioned. The prerequisites for an implementation of the F.R.G. are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Geriatrie und Rehabilitation Stadtspital Waid, Zürich, Schweiz.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilgen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garms-Homolová
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI): System zur Klientenbeurteilung und Dokumentation in der Langzeitpflege--eine Ubersicht.