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Development Of A Case-Mix Funding System For Adults With Combined Vision And Hearing Loss, Dawn M. Guthrie, Jeff Poss
Development Of A Case-Mix Funding System For Adults With Combined Vision And Hearing Loss, Dawn M. Guthrie, Jeff Poss
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Background: Adults with vision and hearing loss, or dual sensory loss (DSL), present with a wide range of needs and abilities. This creates many challenges when attempting to set the most appropriate and equitable funding levels. Case-mix (CM) funding models represent one method for understanding client characteristics that correlate with resource intensity.
Methods: A CM model was developed based on a derivation sample (n = 182) and tested with a replication sample (n = 135) of adults aged 18+ with known DSL who were living in the community. All items within the CM model came from a standardized, …