At Physical Therapy Plus, we are committed to maintaining a very high standard of performance in providing efficient, cost-effective, and high quality patient treatment. As a means to this end we continually participate in Outcomes Measurement through a national health care data base company, FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES, Inc. (FOTO).

Participation in the FOTO process allows us to compare the quality of our services to externally benchmarked data. Our confidence in the FOTO collection system is based on the following factors:

• FOTO has the largest data base of outcome data in the nation
• They have the most active users
• They use scientifically validated health status measures
• They have leading staff researchers

WHAT DO WE MEASURE?

• Six dimensions of a patient’s health status at admission and discharge
• Change in the patient’s health status during the episode of care
• Number of visits per episode of care
• Work status at admission and discharge
• Patient satisfaction with the quality of their care
• Cost effectiveness and total value per episode of care
• How do we compare with other rehabilitation facilities?
• What is the likely cost of an episode of care?

WHAT RISK ADJUSTMENT CRITERIA DOES FOTO USE?

• 7 impairment categories by severity, age, and acuity

PHYSICAL THERAPY PLUS is committed to rigorous participation in the process of Outcome Data Collection. By continually tracking our outcomes we strive to offer the highest quality rehabilitation services for the health care dollar.