title: Increasing rehab utilization. A CQI approach.
abstract: As managed care stresses the bottom line, home care providers feel the pressure to achieve the best, most cost-effective outcomes possible. One provider in Colorado found a way to educate its staff on when it is appropriate to refer patients to rehabilitation specialists so they can recover more quickly and effectively.
authors.affiliation: Poudre Valley Hospital Homecare, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karr
mesh_terms: D003120:Colorado; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D007318:Inservice Training; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management