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inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting program

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an upcoming in person inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting program (IRF QRP) training. This two-day “train-the-trainer” event for providers is scheduled for August 15–16, 2019 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 200 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202.

The primary focus of this training, which is open to all IRF providers, associations, and organizations,  will be to provide those responsible for training staff at IRFs with information about IRF QRP changes and updates to the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) v.3.0, which will become effective on October 1, 2019. Topics will include, but are not limited to:

  • An overview of the changes between the IRF-PAI v.2.0 and v.3.0;
  • Updated training materials for Section GG, which will include videos of patient scenarios; and
  • An interactive session on the use of reports to identify opportunities for process improvement and utilize information contained in reports available via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) system, which will be used to develop quality improvement plans.

A full agenda is available for both days of the training. Registration is limited to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions or additional information requests should be sent to the PAC Training mailbox.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the updated Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program (IRF QRP) Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual (Version 3.0). This version of the manual is effective on October 1, 2018. The manual provides detailed information for IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) based quality measures, including inclusion and exclusion criteria, quality measure definitions, and measure calculation specifications. All of the materials are available on the Downloads section located at the bottom of the IRF Quality Reporting Measures Information web page.

Contact Melissa Dehoff, RCPA Director of Rehabilitation Services, with any questions.

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Registration is now open for providers interested in attending a free two-day, in person training session on the inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting program (IRF QRP). The session, scheduled for Wednesday, May 9 –  Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Baltimore, MD will be hosted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The primary focus of this “Train-the-Trainer” event will be to provide those responsible for training staff at IRFs with information about IRF QRP changes and updates to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility–Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) v. 2.00, effective October 1, 2018. Topics will include information on new items, including those associated with the drug regimen review quality measure. Presenters will also discuss resources available on the CMS website, support available through the IRF help desks, public reporting, and use of reports to aid providers in better understanding the IRF QRP.

Additional information, including the registration page and agenda, is posted on the CMS website. Interested providers are encouraged to register as soon as possible as the in-person training is limited to the first 200 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

The training will not be available via webcast, but will be available via a link from the IRF QRP training web page after the training has completed.

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The inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) quality reporting program (QRP) submission deadline is coming up on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The submission deadline includes both the IRF patient assessment instrument (PAI) assessment data and the IRF data that is submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for discharges. Providers are encouraged to run validation/output reports prior to each quarterly reporting deadline to ensure all required data is submitted. The list of required measures are posted on the IRF Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines web page.

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On Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will conduct a call from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm that will focus on the soon to be released Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) Quality Measure (QM) reports for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) quality reporting program. Agenda topics include:

  • Quality measures for public reporting in 2016;
  • Reports associated with public reporting;
  • Content of the CASPER QM reports by data source;
  • How to interpret facility and patient level results;
  • Accessing reports in CASPER; and
  • Resources for providers.

To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration. Because space may be limited, those interested are encouraged to register early.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) quality reporting program (QRP) provider preview reports are currently available until September 30, 2016. Members are encouraged to preview the performance date on each quality measure prior to public display on the IRF Compare website. While corrections to the underlying data will not be permitted during this timeframe, members can request a CMS review during the 30-day preview period if you feel the data is inaccurate. Additional information, including instructions on how to access preview reports, is available from the IRF Quality Public Reporting web page.

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