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PREPARING THE PATIENT FOR TRANSFER TO AN 

PREPARING THE PATIENT FOR TRANSFER TO AN 

INPATIENT REHABILITATON FACILITY (IRF)

INPATIENT REHABILITATON FACILITY (IRF)

University Hospitals 8th Annual Neuroscience Nursing Symposium

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DEFINITION: INPATIENT

REHABILITATION FACILITY

• An inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) is an  inpatient rehabilitation hospital or part of a  rehabilitation hospital, which provides an  intensive rehabilitation program to inpatients;  60% of these inpatients have one of the 13  CMS qualifying conditions.    

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Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Criteria To Be Classified As Hospital

1. Preadmission screening – required. 2. Physician visit required every 2‐3 days. 3. Full‐time Medical Director of Rehabilitation. 4. Registered nursing 24 hours/day. 5. Intensive rehabilitative services (PT, OT, ST), 3  hrs/day – 5 days/wk or 15 hours over 7 days. 6. Interdisciplinary Team Conference

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Question #1 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

• What is the difference between an Inpatient  Rehabilitation Facility and a Skilled Nursing  Facility?

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Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF’s) Are Different  Than Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF’s) REQUIRED BY MEDICARE INPATIENT  REHAB  HOSPITALS  &  UNITS NURSING  HOMES Close Medical Supervision By a Physician With Specialized  Training Yes No 24‐Hour Rehabilitation Nursing Yes No Patients must require hospital‐level care Yes No Physician approval of preadmission screen and admission Yes No Medical care and therapy provided by a physician‐led  interdisciplinary medical team including specialty trained  registered nurses Yes No 3 hours of intensive therapy per day/5 days per week or 15  Yes No

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IRF criteria for qualifying conditions – 60% of all  admissions must fall within 13 categories (Known  as Compliance Threshold) 1. Stroke 2. Brain Injury 3. Amputation 4. Spinal Cord 5. Fracture of Femur 6. Neurological Disorders 7. Multiple Trauma 8. Congenital Deformity 9. Burns 1. Stroke 2. Brain Injury 3. Amputation 4. Spinal Cord 5. Fracture of Femur 6. Neurological Disorders 7. Multiple Trauma 8. Congenital Deformity 9. Burns 10. Polyarthritis

10. Osteoarthritis (after less intensive setting)

11. Rheumatoid Arthritis (after less intensive ) 12. Joint Replacement • Bilateral Same As HCFA-10 Replaced by new categories (10-12)

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IN ORDER TO BE COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, EACH

PATIENT MUST:Require active and ongoing  intervention of multiple  therapy disciplines (PT, OT,  SLP, or  prosthetics/orthotics), at  least one of which must be  PT or OT.

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IN ORDER TO BE COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, EACH PATIENT MUST:

Require an intensive  rehabilitation program,  generally consisting of : • 3 hrs of therapy per day at least 5  days per week; or • In certain well‐documented cases, at  least 15 hours of intensive  rehabilitation therapy within a 7‐ consecutive day period, beginning  with the date of admission.

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IN ORDER TO BE COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, EACH PATIENT MUST:

Reasonably be  expected to actively  participate in, and  benefit significantly  from, the intensive  rehabilitation therapy  program.

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IN ORDER TO BE COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, EACH PATIENT MUST:

Require physician 

supervision by a 

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IN ORDER TO BE COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, EACH PATIENT MUST:

Require an intensive and 

coordinated 

interdisciplinary team 

approach to the delivery  of rehabilitative care.

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Question # 2 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

Does the IRF have an intake representative  who is available to answer any questions  that I have relative to my insurance coverage  or other admission related questions?

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CLINICAL LIAISONS – A RESOURCE TO 

THE PROSPECTIVE PATIENT, HIS/HER 

FAMILY, AND HEALTHCARE 

PROFESSIONALS

• Screening patients for admission/applying the  admission criteria • Obtaining insurance pre‐authorizations A resource to the Social Worker/Discharge 

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Question # 3 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

What clothing items should I bring  with me to an inpatient  rehabilitation facility?

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List of Clothing Items That Can Serve 

The Patient Well In An IRF  

• 5 Changes of comfortable, loose fitting clothing for  wear during daytime hours (i.e. jogging pants with  elastic waist). • Shoes that have treading on the bottom and an  enclosed heel (i.e. tennis shoe).

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The Care Team Is Usually Led By A 

Physiatrist 

(Although Some IRF’s Have Designated a Neurologist or Internist To  Serve As Medical Director) • A physiatrist is a medical doctor or doctor of  osteopathic medicine who specializes in  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (also  called PM&R physicians). Physiatrists diagnose  and treat both acute pain and chronic pain and 

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Internal Medicine Physicians Often Work In  Conjunction With Physiatrists In IRF’sChronic Diseases Treated By Internists in IRF’s: • Hypertension  • Diabetes  • High cholesterol  • Musculoskeletal disorders  • Neurological disorders       • Gastrointestinal problems  • Thyroid problems • Acute Diseases Treated By Internists in IRF’s: • Heart disease  • Asthma & lung disease 

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Interdisciplinary Team Approach Is 

Required

 Interdisciplinary team conferences, directed by the rehabilitation  physician, should be held at least weekly.  Interdisciplinary team must include the rehabilitation physician,  rehab nurse, social worker or case manager, and a licensed or  certified therapist from each therapy discipline involved in treating  the patient.

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Close Medical Management 

Required

• Close medical management is provided by a  rehabilitation physician at least three times  weekly via face‐to‐face visits.

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Question # 4 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

Can my family physician or specialist visit me  in the IRF and write orders?

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Physicians Generally Need To Be 

Credentialed By An IRF In Order To 

Conduct Visits And Write Orders

IRF’s tend to have a number of physicians on  staff who can attend to patients.   Occasionally, the patient’s family physician or  specialist has privileges at the IRF.  If he or she  does not and there is a desire to attend to a  certain patient, the practitioner should  contact the IRF’s Medical Staff Office to learn 

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Question # 5 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

How long do patients usually remain  in an Inpatient Rehabilitation  Facility?

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Average Length of Stay In An IRF 

Based On Impairment

IMPAIRMENT GROUP NATION MEAN LENGTH  OF STAY AS OF MAY 28,  2013 All 13.4 Stroke 15.9 Replacement of Lower Extremity 9.3 Nontraumatic Brain 13.4 NT Spinal Cord 15.1 Neurological 12.8 Pain Syndrome 10.4

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Average Length of Stay In An IRF Based On  Impairment – Cont’d IMPAIRMENT GROUP NATION MEAN LENGTH  OF STAY AS OF MAY 28,  2013 Amputation, LE 13.1 Miscellaneous 11.7 T Spinal Cord 24.2 Amputation, Other 12.5 Osteoarthritis 11.9 Rheumatoid, other 12.2 Cardiac 10.9

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Day Starts Early

• Patients are typically served breakfast at  7:00am to start their day.

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Three Total Hours of Therapy

• Speech Therapy

– Swallowing evaluation and treatment

– Cognitive training

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Three Total Hours of Therapy

• Physical Therapy – Walking, Stairs, Transfers, Balance and  Strengthening – Therapy/Modalities for altered tone • Occupational Therapy – Training with Activities of Daily Living

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Question # 6 Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

Will I have to attend three straight  hours of therapy?

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The patients are encouraged to eat 

in the cafeteria.

Getting out of their rooms for meals is very  beneficial.

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Therapy Gym

• The majority of the three hours of therapy are  spent in the facility’s gym.

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Question # 7  Frequently 

Asked By Prospective 

Patients

How do I know when I am ready to  go home?

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Many Facilities Are Using A 

Designated “Independence Day”

• This is the patient’s last day in the hospital  prior to discharge. • Final FIM ratings are taken starting at 7:00 am  through 6:59 am the next day.   • These final scores demonstrate the overall  improvement of the patient compared to the  initial scores when the patient was admitted.

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THANK YOU

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