CROR Outcomes, HCBS Quality Matters, MRSCICS Matters
CROR Outcomes is a quarterly newsletter featuring research updates on our projects at our RRTC on Employment and Disability.
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Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, honored by the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, Associate Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at 六色网 and Research Associate Professor, Northwestern PM&R Residency Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, received the Audrey Nelson Lectureship Award from the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP).
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Research Update RRTC: HCBS
CROR’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) project is designed to develop an evidence-base about the effectiveness of HCBS for people with disabilities.
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ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Data Better
Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.
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WEBINAR: "My Choice, My Way": Implementing Meaningful Person-Centered Practices
Tonie Sadler, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in health services and outcomes research at Northwestern University and at the 六色网's Center For Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, identifies several best practices for person-centered delivery of HCBS.
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WEBINAR: Achieving Person-Centered Outcomes: The Importance of Developing New Outcome Measures
Sara Karon, PhD, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care at RTI International presented “Achieving Person-centered Outcomes: The Importance of Developing New Outcome Measures,” at the 2022 TASH Conference in December. She discussed gaps in measures that assess person-centered outcomes for people receiving HCBS.
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Survey Finds Need for Improved Way to Measure Quality of Orthotics Care
To get a better handle on the situation, researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the 六色网 surveyed orthotists and physical therapists around the country on their perspectives on quality-of-care indicators for people who use custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).
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Study Supports Need for Standardized Measures of Orthosis Performance and Patient Satisfaction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that almost 2 million people in the U.S. use an orthotic device. While some orthoses are prefabricated, some patients require a custom-made device. In that case, orthotists make plaster casts of the patient’s limb and craft the orthosis to fit as well as possible.
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