Articles tagged with: Medicare

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 …