July Webinar Series: Supporting CMS’s “Reasonable and Necessary” Criteria for Your IRF

This series will focus on key documentation requirements for the preadmission screen, the Individualized Overall Plan of Care (IOPOC) and the weekly team conference. Ideal for rehabilitation professionals, this training will help strengthen compliance and reduce the risk of audit scrutiny.

Register for one session or attend all three and save! Each webinar can be attended individually, but participants who register for the full series receive a discounted rate.

Target audience for all webinars: Nursing and therapy managers, IRF program directors, PPS coordinators, admission liaisons, nurses, preadmission screeners and rehabilitation physicians

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The Key to Compliance: Supporting “Reasonable and Necessary” Criteria for IRF Admissions

July 10, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET

This live webinar will provide a focused overview of the five “reasonable and necessary” criteria CMS requires for each IRF admission. Participants will learn how to apply these criteria to support medical necessity and how to make sure each patient’s documentation clearly reflects the patient’s need for intensive rehabilitation. Strategies and real-world examples will highlight how to avoid common pitfalls and strengthen the IRF medical record.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Define the five “reasonable and necessary” criteria CMS requires for IRF admissions.
• Identify documentation strategies to support each criterion in the IRF medical record.
• Recognize common documentation risks and how to avoid them.

Speaker: Stacy Johnson, BSN, RN, CRRN

The Preadmission Screen: Supporting the Rehab Admission

July 17, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET

This live webinar focuses on creating a comprehensive preadmission screen that supports the condition that caused the patient’s need for an IRF admission, the patient’s need for treatments from multiple disciplines of therapy, and the patient’s unique risks for clinical complications. Our clinical specialist will provide examples of documentation that supports the appropriateness of the patient’s admission to your IRF and illustrates the patient’s need for close medical supervision and interventions from multiple disciplines of therapies.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Identify necessary preadmission screen documentation that supports the predicted admission impairment.
• Discuss necessary documentation that supports a patient’s functional decline and unique risks for clinical complications.

Speaker: Janet Patrick, RN, CRRN

Optimizing IOPOC and Weekly Team Conference Documentation for CMS Compliance

July 24, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET

This live webinar will help IRFs enhance their IOPOC and weekly interdisciplinary team conference documentation by focusing on patient individualization while meeting CMS’s requirements. Gain insights into ensuring compliance with CMS standards and learn how to improve affirmation rates by tailoring documentation to each patient’s unique conditions.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Define CMS’s documentation requirements for the individualized overall plan of care (IOPOC) and weekly interdisciplinary team conference notes, as outlined in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual.
• Describe effective strategies for creating a unique IOPOC for each patient and ensuring that it accurately reflects the patient’s specific conditions and needs.
• Recognize whether their facility’s weekly team conference notes meet CMS’s requirements, thereby ensuring compliance and improving documentation quality.

Speaker: Heather Girard, PT, MSPT, CSRS, CBIS