Evaluating outcomes in assistive technology: do we understand the commitment?
Evaluating assistive technology (AT) services to demonstrate quality or to measure outcomes is the ethical obligation of the entire AT community. Accountability must be accepted by all stakeholders in order to evaluate all aspects of service delivery. Developing an integrated system will require addressing issues that the AT community has not previously had to face. These challenges have been highlighted.
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Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, CA 90242, USA.
D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000592:standards*; D012656:Self-Help Devices / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome