BMH Outpatient Physical Therapy Receives Outcomes Excellence Certificate

These certificates are presented to a select group of providers across the country to recognize the excellence achieved in effectiveness of treatment during the past twelve months. Butler Memorial Hospital has demonstrated a greater increase in function for their patients than the national aggregate average.

“This measurement is based on valid and reliable data, and demonstrates our effectiveness as physical therapists in providing our patients with improvement in physical function,” says Jane Collins, director of Rehab Services at BMH adding that BMH has been participating for the past three years.

FOTO has provided outcome data to healthcare providers since 1994 and more than 1,500 organizations nationwide contribute to the FOTO data base. Al Amato, FOTO’s President says, “Butler Memorial Hospital has proven the quality of their care by exceeding the average performance data of all the progressive organizations across the country who are part of the FOTO network.”

FOTO outcomes data are beneficial because they provide a benchmark measure for overall quality and value of the services offered by an organization. FOTO has the first Functional Health Status Measure approved for physical rehabilitation by the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Service's list of approved quality measures in the

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC), a public repository for evidence-based quality measures sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), (www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov).

 “This database compares us with other health care outpatient service providers of similar size and with similar patient impairments and achieving this level of excellence is a testament to our commitment to provide quality health care services,” says Ken DeFurio, senior vice president, Butler Health System operations.