Shortest Distance

Today, merely surviving serious head injury is not the issue. Due to the evolution of rehabilitation therapies over the past decade or so, functional improvement of many, if not most, brain-injured survivors now stands as a distinct possibility. Frustration continues to mount in determining who is showing continued improvement and who is not, who deserves aggressive treatment versus termination of services, who is getting "quality" care and service. The Shortest Distance addresses issues that will confront students involved in rehabilitation care and counseling, social work, and health care.

This book provides an answer to the growing concerns in providing for the needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury is alternative site speciality care services. The Shortest Distance illustrates how one health care company achieved increased quality cost-effectiveness, gained a clear understanding of the rehabilitation business including the basic principles and tenets of rehabilitation, and initiated behavioral changes within the organization to carry through with those principles.
-- Explains how to manage human resources effectively during periods of serious shortages in professional rehabilitation personnel
-- Shows how to balance matters of clinical and financial risk
-- Demonstrates how to use collaborative research with universities and corporations to refine processes and improve services in an ongoing manner
-- Shows how to measure clinical outcomes and the cost-benefit of services
-- Explains how to identify, research and support broader trends (e.g., independent living, empowerment, injury prevention) which impact strategic planning
-- Teaches students how toorganize case management services