Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programs
An Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Program is an individualized, coordinated, outcomes-focused program that promotes early intervention and optimizes the activities and participation of the persons served. The program, through its scope statement, defines the characteristics of the persons it serves. An assessment process initiates the individualized treatment approach for each person served, which includes making medical support available based on need. The program includes direct service provision, education, and consultations to achieve the predicted outcomes of the persons served. Information about the scope and value of services is shared with the persons served, the general public, and other relevant stakeholders.
The strategies utilized to achieve the predicted outcomes of each person served determine whether the individual program is single discipline or an interdisciplinary service. A Single Discipline Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Program focuses on meeting the needs of persons served who require services by a professional with a health-related degree who can address the assessed needs of the person served. An Interdisciplinary Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Program focuses on meeting the needs of persons served that are most effectively addressed through a coordinated service approach by more than one professional with a health-related degree who can address the assessed needs of the person served.
The settings for Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programs include, but are not limited to, health systems, hospitals, freestanding out-patient rehabilitation centers, day hospitals, private practices, and other community settings.