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An internet-based evaluation system for postacute acquired brain injury

James Malec (RHI), Tom Murphy (CEO, Inventive Software Solutions, Philadelphia), John Seely and Jeff Gau (Oregon Research Institute, Eugene) Phase II STTR, funded by National Institute for Neurological Disease and… Read More

A New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Irritability and Aggression

Irritability and aggression are problems that greatly affect the lives of many people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families. There has been little research to help guide… Read More

An Exploration of the Hypocholinergic Hypothesis of Delirium following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Jacob T. Kean, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often causes delirium (confusion and sometimes agitation) in patients recovering from these types of events. One of the neurochemical systems… Read More

Brain Injury Coping Skills Group For Improving Self-Efficacy And Adjustment In Individuals With Brain Injury And Their Caregivers

Samantha Backhaus, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator)   Rehabilitation and recovery after brain injury can be delayed by distress and impaired coping among these patients and their caregivers. A pilot study conducted… Read More

Creating a structured interview to improve the reliability and psychometric integrity of the Disability Rating Scale

Flora Hammond, MD (PI; RHI/IU PM&R), James Malec (RHI/IU PM&R), John Whyte (Moss Rehabilitation, Philadelphia), Joseph Giacino (Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston), Jerry Wright (Santa Clara Valley, San Jose) The Disability Rating… Read More

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An internet-based evaluation system for postacute acquired brain injury December 27th, 2011

James Malec (RHI), Tom Murphy (CEO, Inventive Software Solutions, Philadelphia), John
Seely and Jeff Gau (Oregon Research Institute, Eugene) Phase II STTR, funded by
National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke

 

The goal of this research project is to develop an internet-based evaluation sYstem for use
by facilities and providers of post-hospital rehabilitation for brain injury. The system is
called the Outcome Info system and the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI-4;
developed by James F. Malec, PhD, and Muriel Lezak, PhD) is the primary measure
included in the system. The Outcome Info system is currently being enhanced, tested, and
disseminated with support from an STTR grant from the National Institute of Health/
National Institute for Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NIH/NINDS) administered by
Inventive Software Solutions (ISS) in collaboration with the Oregon Research Institute
and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Foundation. This web application is hosted on
a HIPAA-compliant secure web server. Details of each provider’s data are confidential
and only accessible by that provider. The Outcome Info system has data entry screens for
demographics, the MPAI-4, and includes other outcome measures for each person served.
ISS provides reports to each organization to allow them to analyze their internal data. A
standardized report is also provided to each organization summarizing the data entered
for the geographical region. Additional reporting features include a comparison of
summarized provider-specific data with data drawn from a larger data pool.

Outcome Info provides:

  •  Secure databasing of patient/client demographics, rehabilitation data, and MPAI-4
    results for brain injury rehabilitation programs
  • User-friendly, secure on-line entry
  • Easy access to individual patient/client records to evaluate change over the course
    of post-acute rehabilitation
  • Summary reports to evaluate outcomes for patient/client groups in the same or
    similar programs at your facility
  • Comparison reports for anonymous comparison of facility and program outcomes
    with those of other facilities and programs in the United States serving similar
    patient/client groups