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To meet the demands of a healthcare system experiencing rapid growth
in the treatment of chronic illness and disabilities, the rehab industry
is confronted with the responsibility of assessing risk, improving quality,
reporting outcomes and containing costs. While innovative strategies and programs exist
to empower consumers, foster health and wellness, and improve care for
persons with chronic conditions, actually implementing and sustaining
high-quality, cost-effective care management is a challenging task.
One solution used by SWRS in the measurement and quantification of patient-reported
outcomes is the SF12 v2 Survey. The survey is evidenced based and scorable. It has supported over 1,400 payer and
provider organization studies and 2,300 governmental and non-profit enterprise
projects and provides:
• Scientifically validated measures of physical and mental health status
• Standardized metrics to allow for comparisons between treatments, outcomes, programs, patients,
and
populations
As a brief, reliable measure of overall health status, the SF-12v2
is the instrument of choice in large population health surveys
and has been used
extensively as
a screening tool. Of particular note, SF-12v2 Health and Wellbeing Survey offers an evidence-based
methodology to:
• Screen and stratify patients for treatment
• Predict those most likely to incur high future medical costs
• Measure and monitor treatment effectiveness over time, supporting best
practices
• Improve patient-provider communications and treatment compliance
The SF-12v2 can be self-administered to persons ages 14 and older
and usually takes two to three minutes to complete.It assesses across eight domains
including physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role
emotional, and mental health. A similar survey is available for pediatric patients.
Of note, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has been using the SF-12 Health Survey, and most recently adopted the SF-12v2 Health Survey, to measure health status in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
To make patient-reported health and well-being outcomes measurement as easy, fast, and cost effective as possible, Social Work Rehab Solutions is licensed to analyze and score the Quality Metric SF12 v2 using on-line or faxing methods for data entry.
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