Development and Application Standards of the Tiered Services Tool and Pathway for Rehabilitation Medicine
Tiered diagnosis and treatment system(TDTS),as the core content of deepening the reform of medical and health system in China,has been recognized as a crucial strategy to optimize the uneven distribution of medical resources and facilitate the allocation of medical resources,therefore relevant policies have been repeatedly introduced to promote its in-depth development.At present,the importance and necessity of tiered diagnosis and treatment has reached a wide consensus in the field of rehabilitation medicine,however,its implementation in clinical practice is not optimistic.Our research team addressed the issue of the significant discrepancies among medical staff at various levels of rehabilitation institutions concerning patient admission and referrals.We have developed the"Tiered Services Tool and Pathway for Rehabilitation Medicine(TSTP-RM)"through literature review,expert sur-vey,multicenter study,and years of clinical experience.In the preliminary research,it has shown that the developed TSTP-RM is user-friendly and conducive to reasonable triage of patients,which promotes the clinical implementation of tiered diagnosis and treatment.In this article,we provided detailed instructions for the development and application of TSTP-RM to facilitate its imple-mentation in clinical practice.
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