This 2-day workshop provides attendees with in-depth exposure to regulations and policies surrounding the IRF PPS. This highly interactive, intensive seminar, which illustrates the roles and responsibilities of the PPS coordinator, includes a review of IRF PPS regulations and an overview of IRF-PAI coding and rating guidelines. Discussions of best practices and operational issues focus on descriptions of sample job responsibilities, successful IRF PPS implementation stories, and interdepartmental education. Each attendee will take home a comprehensive notebook of resources plus many ideas for enhancing day-to-day facility operations. This workshop is approved for 12.5 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 1.25 CEUs by AOTA.

This workshop provides in-depth exposure to the CMS regulations and medical necessity requirements that serve as a foundation to the roles and responsibilities of rehabilitation nursing. Discussion includes documentation components that demonstrate 24-hour rehabilitation nursing and how accurate rating of FIM™ items provides support for the need for 24-hour rehabilitation nursing. A review of FIM™ item documentation is included. The workshop is approved for 6.0 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.60 CEUs by AOTA.

This interactive, 6-hour workshop provides insight into documentation required by CMS to support the medical necessity requirements defined in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual. It also reviews the necessary documentation that must be provided by the entire clinical staff (including nursing) to help demonstrate compliance with the 60% Rule. Specific examples are provided and discussed to assist in representing an interdisciplinary team process. This workshop is approved for 6.0 contact hours by ARN and for 0.60 CEUs by AOTA.

This 6-hour workshop helps clinicians understand how to accurately complete the function modifiers and FIM™ items on the IRF-PAI. The workshop contains a wealth of valuable information plus many helpful scenarios, including actual patient scenarios. It is approved for 5.8 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.55 CEUs by AOTA.

This 6-hour workshop is designed for seasoned clinicians who have been using the FIM­™ instrument in their clinical practices. The workshop emphasizes application of FIM­™ knowledge, implications of an interdisciplinary practice, and effects of accurate rating over a 24-hour period. Participants will create and present individual scenarios in a receptive and interactive venue. The workshop concludes by following a single patient scenario over a 24-hour period. Final determination of FIM­™ ratings will be based on clinical progress notes. This workshop is approved for 5.8 contact hours by ARN and for 0.55 CEUs by AOTA. Note: We highly recommend that you complete the Basic Clinical Workshop prior to attending this workshop.

This full-day workshop addresses selecting the correct IGC and documenting comorbid conditions, complications, and etiologic diagnoses. It has been approved for 5.3 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.55 CEUs by AOTA.

This 6-hour workshop provides attendees with their own facility’s on-demand Etiologic Diagnosis to IGC Report for the most recent 12 months. Participants will review the report as the presenter identifies the most prominent etiologic diagnosis and comorbid condition codes used for each IGC. The workshop includes a review of specific auditing tools and procedures needed to code accurately. Common coding errors, best practices, and interdisciplinary roles are addressed to ensure that the responsibility and accountability for coding is assigned appropriately to maximize each facility’s coding potential.

This seminar briefly reviews basic coding concepts before progressing into advanced coding for the IRF-PAI. Specific examples of history and physicals (H&Ps), challenging coding scenarios, and implications for compliance and payment also are discussed. The workshop has been approved for 6.5 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.65 CEUs by AOTA. Note: We highly recommend that you complete the Basic IGC Workshop prior to attending this workshop.

This workshop provides your physicians with the information they need to understand the Medicare regulations and documentation requirements for the IRF PPS.

2-hour workshop: This workshop provides a general overview of the Medicare Conditions for Participation, the 60% Rule, and documentation requirements.

4-hour workshop: This workshop, which is built on the philosophy behind choosing an IGC and the etiologic diagnosis that represents the impairment, focuses on the necessary documentation to support the coding on the IRF-PAI. Discussion topics include CMS medical necessity requirements, the 60% Rule, the importance of physician documentation, and the implications of poor documentation.

6-hour workshop: This comprehensive workshop focuses on the Medicare Conditions for Participation and the 60% Rule. It details the physician’s responsibility in selecting and supporting the admission IGC, the etiologic diagnosis, and all current comorbid conditions. Attendees will explore specific examples and examine reimbursement implications.

This session focuses on enhancing the referral development process, building census, and maintaining compliance. It also explains how to maintain the referral development effort when team members are functioning in dual roles. Suggested attendees include anyone with direct or indirect census responsibility, including, but not limited to, program directors, admission coordinators, marketing/business development managers, and representatives.

This interactive workshop elaborates on the inpatient rehabilitation program evaluation model developed by UDSmr. Attendees will learn how to use the data in the PEM Score Card to identify their programs’ strengths and opportunities for improvement. Topics for discussion include components of the program evaluation model, ways to improve program performance, and the use of on-demand reports to track performance improvement. This workshop, which is available to subscribers only, has been approved for 8.0 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.80 CEUs by AOTA.

This workshop provides the attendee with an understanding of how to use the UDS-PRO® System’s data-mining tools for effective case, program, and facility management. Participants will learn how to recognize potential sources of data error and how to use the UDSPRO Central™ website and on-demand reports to identify strengths and weaknesses. The workshop explains CMGs, CMG adjustment, basic statistics, and report interpretation in detail. Attendees will receive a questionnaire prior to the workshop to help ensure that the information presented is tailored to meet their needs. This workshop, which is available only to subscribers, is approved for 6.25 nursing contact hours by ARN and 0.625 CEUs by AOTA.

This workshop helps attendees critically assess their organization’s inpatient rehabilitation program and develop practical approaches that achieve superior clinical and financial performance. The single-day workshop’s theme is transforming UDSmr® data and reporting into actionable clinical and financial knowledge for management purposes. It is highly interactive and requires advance preparation. The Quantum Leadership Workshop is approved for 6.5 nursing contact hours by ARN and for 0.65 CEUs by AOTA and is available only to subscribers.

This workshop explains the how, the why, and the when of UDS-PRO® software data entry and data transmission to CMS. This workshop is available only to subscribers, regardless of software platform (desktop or Internet).

This advanced workshop expands on the concepts explored in the UDS-PRO® Basic Software Workshop. Attendees will learn how to extract data from the UDS-PRO® software and how to use Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® Access 2000, and Crystal Reports to analyze facility outcomes. This workshop is available only to subscribers, regardless of software platform (desktop or Internet).