title: The Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation report of patients discharged from comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs in 1999.
abstract: This is the 10th annual report describing patients discharged from comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs in the United States that subscribe to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation. The analysis included 298,973 complete records of first admission cases discharged alive from 676 facilities in 1999. The data show that patients receiving care in comprehensive rehabilitation programs show measurable functional improvement and that a high percentage of patients are discharged to community-based settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Functional Assessment Research, Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Roger C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fiedler
authors.forename: Carl V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: Carol F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States