Post-Acute Care: Patient Assessment Instrument Development

Title
Post-Acute Care: Patient Assessment Instrument Development
Project Officer(s)
Judith Tobin
Start Date
End Date
Award
Task Order (MRAD)
Description
This task order will design and complete the development of the assessment instrument required by the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). In general, this will involve designing, developing, and organizing questions and instructions that direct the collection of the patient assessment data relevant to assessing function, clinical status, quality of care, use of resources, and related purposes. The instrument will initially be documented on a usable paper-based format for review, reference, and potential interim use, but shall be designed to be an internet-based instrument that is interoperable across provider settings.
Funding
$6,473,642.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Barbara Gage, Richard Strowd
Project Number
HHSM-500-2005-00029I/0004
Status
The CARE (Continuity Assessment Record & Evaluation) data set has been designed, developed, and tested in a three year Post Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration, consistent with requirements under the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). To date, over 38,000 CARE assessments have been completed by hospitals and PAC providers and submitted to CMS. Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the Office of Research, Development, and Information (ORDI) are currently analyzing the findings and will make recommendations to changes in PAC payment models in early 2011.
Awardee Address

P.O. Box 12194, 3040 Cornwallis Road
Research, Triangle Park,
United States

Awardee Name
Research Triangle Institute, (NC)