Functional Status and Outcome Database (FSOD)

Published by Department of Veterans Affairs | Department of Veterans Affairs | Metadata Last Checked: July 08, 2025 | Last Modified: 2020-12-01

The Functional Status and Outcome Database (FSOD) captures and tracks information about patient rehabilitative care throughout the VA. FSOD supports the entry of information from acute and sub-acute inpatient rehabilitation programs, as well as a broad range of outpatient rehabilitation programs. Outcome-based information including length of stay and cost is also tracked. Participating Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff enter information into FSOD on-line through a software program called VA FIMware (Functional Independence Measurement (FIM)). Users throughout the VA can access stored FSOD data through VA FIMware. Quarterly, FSOD data is transferred electronically to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSmr) server in Buffalo, New York. The UDSmr database contains a U.S. national roll-up of rehabilitative programs. Users include all VA personnel involved in rehabilitative care and the UDSmr.

Find Related Datasets

Click any tag below to search for similar datasets

Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "029:15" ]
dataQuality	true
identifier	VA-VHA-PCS-008
issued	2017-07-26
landingPage	https://www.data.va.gov/d/c67s-arvy
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "029:040" ]
rights	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, protected health information.
systemOfRecords	https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-11/pdf/2012-11487.pdf
temporal	1997-01-01T05:00:00Z/2014-12-31T05:00:00Z
theme	[ "Basic Statistics", "Use", "and Operational Data" ]