Discharge Planning
Documentation of discharge therapy recommendations in layperson terminology is available for families on this document.
What is the After Visit Summary?
Training in this behavior management system is mandatory for all clinical staff working in the Brain Injury Program.
What is the Crisis Prevention Institute's Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training?
"Tracers" are the process where ___________ will evaluate the quality of our brain injury program by selecting a patient and "tracing" their care through staff interviews and review of documentation.
What is the Joint Commission?
The CPGs recommend that the "acute phase for individuals with TBI should be managed in a structured and distraction-free environment." AVH has supported this recommendation through the establishment of this style of treatment clinic.
What is a separate low-stimulation OT and PT clinic?
A current quality improvement indicator intended to reduce risk of aspiration.
What is swallow evaluation within first 24 hours of admission?
This program through the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania offers a survivor of TBI the opportunity to connect with a fellow survivor in order to provide support and additional brain injury resources.
What is the ambassador Program?
After emergence from this state, cognitive strengths and deficits can be more fully evaluated and rehabilitation efforts shift from emphasis on safety and orientation to cognitive remediation and cognitive compensatory strategies.
What is Post Traumatic Amnesia?
The clinical practice guidelines mandate disease-specific education of staff. This online platform includes education on various brain injury topics.
What is My Learning?
The admission criteria for the BI program includes individuals who have suffered _________ Brain Injury, Non Traumatic brain injuries, and additional diagnosis with significant cognitive impairment or behavioral disturbance.
What is Traumatic?
A current quality improvement indicator intended to identify fall risk and guide treatment interventions
What is completion of a standardized balance assessment every 7days?
State-run programs which are available to provide funding for survivors of brain injury. These funds can be used for additional therapy, equipment, home modifications, and support in the community.
What is the Pennsylvania Head Injury waiver Program?
The documentation on this standardized assessment which rates the level of agitation in 14 different areas is required when a patient is assigned a sitter or when specifically ordered by the physician.
What is the Agitated Behavior Scale?
At the time of the Joint Commission survey, My Learning record may be queried to provide evidence of this to the Joint Commission.
What is Brain Injury Specific education?
The CPGs require that the rehabilitation of individuals after brain injury be goal driven. THis requirement is satisfied by PT, OT and SLP through what aspect of our documentation.
What is establisment of long term goals and weekly establishment of short term goals?
This quality improvement indicator requires weekly documentation of this scale on the team conference note. It is an assessment of TRAUMATIC and NON-TRAUMATIC Brain Injury which describes the level of cognitive recovery after brain injury with appropriate rehabilitation goals.
What is the Brain Injury Phase?
Providing family/caregivers with this information at the time of discharge is recommended.
What is:
Support Groups, emergency hotline numbers, ADL recommendations, Mobility recommendations, home safety, wander alarms, precautions, general level of assistance needed, equipment provider phone numbers, splint or bracing schedules
One of our quality improvement indicators require weekly documentation of this standardized assessment on the team conference note. It is an assessment for survivors of TRAUMATIC Brain Injury which describes the level of cognitive recovery after TBI.
What is the Rancho Los Amigos Level of Cognitive Functioning?
At the time of the Joint Commission Accreditation visit, the surveyors may “look back” _______months at patient records. Any staff member involved in that patient’s care may be interviewed by the surveyors.
What is 4-6 months?
The CPGs that AHN has selected to guide our BI program development.
What is the Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adults with Moderate to Severe TBI?
This evaluation is utilized to track emergence from Post Traumatic Amnesia. It is completed 5/7 days and is discontinued when a score of 25 or above is achieved for 3 consecutive days.
What is the Orientation Log (OLOG)?
Frequent family attendance in therapy sessions, hands-on training, and mixed media education has been shown to enhance outcomes by facilitating this.
What is an educated and well trained family?
The number of days from onset of injury to a state where memories can again be formulated is known as Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA). Knowledge of the length of PTA is important for predicting________ and tailoring treatment approach
What is outcome?
The Joint Commission Accreditation for disease specific Certification requires the development and tracking of program goals to drive quality. These quality indicators can be found under this Navigator in EPIC.
What is the NEURO tab under the Therapy Navigator?
An acronym that is commonly used to refer to the evidence based recommendations for Brain Injury Rehabilitation
What is CPG?
A quality improvement indicator requires that this be provided to families/caregivers within the first week.
What is introductory brain injury education?