title: Focus on function in geriatric assessment and rehab.
abstract: In 1994, the province of Alberta, driven by the need for deficit reduction, began a major restructuring of the provincial health care system. An integral component of this new health structure was accountability for service delivery, including the use of outcome measures to determine service effectiveness. This paper describes the efforts of one program to evaluate the effectiveness of its service delivery, in terms of functional patient outcomes, in the midst of restructuring and budget constraints.
authors.affiliation: Bethany Care Society, Calgary, University of Calgary.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000416:Alberta; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*