title: Uses of the National Rehabilitation Reporting System: perspectives of geriatric rehabilitation clinicians.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS) is a minimum data set for inpatient rehabilitation units. The system was designed to support administrative decision making from the facility to the national level.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To conduct a pilot study to explore current and potential clinician uses of NRS data, particularly for hip-fractured clients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Focus groups with rehabilitation teams from two urban academic geriatric rehabilitation units in Ontario.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Few current uses were identified; barriers to use included timeliness of data reports and perceived lack of sensitivity to clinically significant changes in functional status. Strategies for resolving these barriers were identified, including customization of data reports.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians will need to work collaboratively with managers, information technology specialists, and software vendors to explore opportunities to maximize potential usefulness of NRS data.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Joseph's Health Care-Parkwood Hospital, London, ON.
authors.forename: Jennie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaglal
authors.forename: Andrea C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dumbrell
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stolee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers