Patient profiles: utilization in functional performance assessment. 
A computerized XY graphic plotted profile has been developed as a method of displaying patient progress and goals using the Patient Evaluation Conference System (PECS) as the data source.  Each profile is a bar graph of functional status and goal scores for specific contact-evaluation points.  Contacts are represented by different colors so that one color is superimposed on the other.  Individual functional items are plotted on the X-axis at the appropriate level of independent or dependent function, as indicated by the 0 to 7 scale which appears on the Y-axis.  The profile is used in goal-oriented team conferences, and provides a focus on particular problems of low status or discrepencies between status and goals.  This visual aid can provide a display of rehabilitation progress useful to the patient, family, and staff.