Chapter 22 Rehabilitation

Most Common Rehabilitation Diagnoses Orthopedic 35 30 34 Stroke 25 27 Traumatic Brain Injury 20 in millions 21 15 Spinal Cord Injury 10 SOURCE: Fiedler, R., Granger, C., & Russell, C. (1998). Uniform data system for medical rehabilitation: report of first admissions for 1997. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77(5): 444-50. 5 Neurological Conditions 7 6 5 Other Conditions Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Number of Rehabilitation Facilities in the United States, 1985 - 2001 SOURCE: American Hospital Association, 2003. Located in The Continuum of Long-Term Care, 3rd Ed., Figure 22.1 Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Medicare Utilization Rates 1994 - 2000 SOURCE: CMS, Office of Information Services; Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Famility Located in The Continuum of Long-Term Care, 3rd Ed., Figure 22.2 Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.