Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation offers its subscribers a wide range of services and tools that enable them
to document the severity of patient disability and the results of medical rehabilitation in a uniform way.
Establishing a common language promotes communication about disability across disciplines and provides a basis for
comparison of rehabilitation outcomes.
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History of UDSMR
UDSMR was developed with support from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research, grant number G008435062. The goal of the project was to develop a method to meet the
longstanding need to document the severity of patient disability and the outcomes of medical rehabilitation. The
national task force that created the Uniform Data Set for Medical Rehabilitation, starting in 1983, was cosponsored
by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as
well as 11 other national professional organizations. Today, over 1,400 facilities in the United States, Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
Spain, and Sweden subscribe to UDSMR, and the databases include over 13 million patient assessments. UDSMR has territorial
agreements with Canada, Sweden, Hong Kong, Italy, Finland, and South Africa.
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In April 2005, Dr. Carl Granger was granted Individual Honor Role Membership by the Board of Governors of the
ISPRM (International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine). This honor is granted to an Active Member,
following a proposal by any Active National Society Member or Active Individual Member, as a mark of respect in
recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
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