National Outcomes Research Analysis project

GOALS

NORA will provide scientific outcomes research to demonstrate the clinical value, cost effectiveness and improved outcomes provided by athletic trainers to patients.

The research will favorably affect decisions by:

Third-party payers
workers compensation organizations
corporate employers
Federal and state legislators and regulators
U.S. health care delivery system
Reach 100 reporting sites (currently at 35), and 1800 data sets by June 2006.

For each patient, two study forms will need to be completed, one at the beginning and end of their rehabilitation. NATA intends for the ATC to be the sole provider of services for this study. NATA prefers that the ATC is single credentialed (i.e., only an ATC). No dual credentialed clinicians will be accepted for participation in this pilot study.

The study started on July 1^st 2005 and completion of the first phase will be the sooner of six months or 1,800 pieces of data.

Musculoskeletal rehabilitations are the area of treatment to be evaluated.

All participants will have access to their own data. Participants will gain a comparison of their outcomes against other participants and against the universe as a whole. No identifying patient or clinic information will be provided. Comparative information will be available at the conclusion of the study. (this will be a blind comparison)

All participants will be trained upon acceptance of their application, via Web based training to be conducted by Uniform Data Systems (UDS). All participants must attend one of the training sessions which will be approximately two hours long.

The information gathered from this project will be used to advance the profession of athletic training in a number of varied ways. If you are currently participating in the GLATA outcomes data project your participation in the NORA project would be duplicative and not allowed. GLATA started the outcomes project and NATA is participating in it in order to expand the number of outcomes reviewed.

If you wish to participate please complete the form below and return it to Christi Gates at NATA as soon as possible, either via e-mail (christig@nata.org) or fax 214-637-2206 attention Christi Gates . If you need additional information or if you have any further questions regarding this vital project, please contact Cate Brennan-Lisak 1-800-879-6282 ext. 148 or Christi Gates at 1-800-879-6282 ext. 154.

APPLICATION FORMS

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