Team Brain Injury (TeamBI): Into the Future
Funded by the Columbus Medical Association
Foundation
"Team Brain Injury" or "TeamBI"
provides resource and service coordination, education, and support following
discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. TeamBI seeks to manage the rehabilitation
process from discharge through long-term living based on an holistic view
of the individual and using a coordinated team approach. TeamBI improves
access to services, rather than duplicating services that exist but had
been previously less accessible to those who have not had extensive previous
experience with the health care and social service systems. TeamBI educates
patients and family via information customized to the needs and abilities
of the learner, available in amounts and formats responsive to the stage
of adaptation, and provided in the context of a long-term relationship.
In 1999, the Columbus Medical Association Foundation granted funds to
further develop the critical aspects of this new approach to healthcare,
allowing Team Brain Injury to move from a demonstration project to that
of a fully functioning entity within the disability community. The following
goals were designed to expand and enhance follow-up and community integration
services:
- Expand the scope and intensity of case management services provided.
- Increase educational and networking opportunities for persons and families served.
- Enhance Central Ohio’s ability to more appropriately address life-long needs of individuals with TBI by increasing inter-agency collaboration and supporting systems changes.