title: Post-acute rehabilitation outcome: relationship to case-management techniques and strategy.
abstract: Successful outcome for the traumatically brain-injured (TBI) patient is dependent on both a productive clinical therapy program and an effective case-management strategy by the carrier. This retrospective study focuses on identifying those case-management techniques which contributed to improvement in the disability, living, and occupational status of patients in a post-acute rehabilitation program. Statistical analysis indicated a positive relationship between two case-management factors and improved patient outcome. Additional analysis demonstrated predictive qualities of specific admission data for patient program cost. A review of these case-management techniques and their impact on discharge disability, living, and occupational status will be discussed.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ashley
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Persel
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lehr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Krych
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States