Articles tagged with: IRF

Conducted within the 48 hours immediately preceding IRF admission, the preadmission screen can only be performed by “a licensed or certified clinician (or group of clinicians).…A licensed or certified clinician is an individual who is appropriately trained and qualified to assess the patient’s medical and functional status, assess the risk for clinical and rehabilitation complications, and assess other aspects of the patient’s condition both medically and functionally.” The preadmission screening also serves as the initial determination of whether or not the patient’s admission to the IRF is considered reasonable and …

Beyond the inherent hurdles of change management and adopting electronic medical records (EMRs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) also have many unique documentation needs. Although stand alone rehabilitation-specific electronic documentation systems are available, their overall cost and lack of integration capabilities make many products poor candidates for inpatient health care facilities with an existing EMR. Many IRFs must leverage the flexibility of their specific EMR to meet their documentation needs.
In this series, we’ll discuss some of the strict IRF regulatory guidelines set by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and ways to …