The Secretary proposes to fund under this competition only applications that meet one of these absolute priorities. These projects develop and demonstrate a comprehensive, multidisciplinary model system of rehabilitative services for individuals with severe burns, and evaluate the efficacy of that system through the collection and analysis of uniform data on system benefits, costs, and outcomes. The Burn Model Systems projects serve a substantial number of patients, allowing the projects to conduct clinical research and program evaluation. In addition, the Burn Model Systems projects utilize a complex data collection and retrieval program with the capability to analyze the different system components and provide information on project effectiveness and benefits. The projects are intended to establish appropriate, uniform descriptors of rehabilitation care.
Information is collected throughout the rehabilitation process.
The Burn Model Systems projects serve as regional and national models for program development and as information centers for consumers, families, and professionals. The TBI Model Systems projects collect and analyze uniform data from projects on system benefits, costs, and outcomes. The TBI Model Systems projects serve a substantial number of individuals, allowing the projects to conduct clinical research and program evaluation, and maximize the potential for project replication. In addition, the systems have a complex data collection and retrieval program with the capability to analyze different system components and provide information on cost effectiveness and benefits. The TBI Model Systems projects serve as regional and national models for program development and as information centers for consumers, families, and professionals.