Increased physiotherapy capacity reduces duration of tracheostomy in situ, reduces hospital length of stay and improves functional outcomes for people with an acquired brain injury (ABI): a service review.

Purpose: To assess the impact of increased physiotherapy capacity in an acute regional Neurosurgery Centre on outcomes for people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) requiring a tracheostomy.

Materials And Methods: A service review of patients undergoing active tracheostomy weaning, admitted over two 15-week time periods; normal physiotherapy staffing with enhanced physiotherapy staffing.

Results: With a 50% increase in staffing, physiotherapy rehabilitation sessions increased from 2 to 4 times weekly.

Small group employer participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance program: lessons for federal reform.

Objective: To identify factors associated with small group employer participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance (SCI) program.

Data Sources: Telephone surveys of employers participating in SCI (N=269) and small employers who inquired about SCI (N=148) were fielded September 2008-January 2009.

Study Design: Descriptive and multivariate analyses investigated differences between employer samples, including employer characteristics, concerns that applied to the business when deciding whether to participate in SCI, prior offerings of insurance to workers, and perceived affordability of the program.