Supporting Quality Indicator Coding Through Nursing Documentation

Nurses play a crucial role in the interdisciplinary team, and their contributions are instrumental to supporting the accuracy of each patient’s coding. This basic-level presentation will explain the specialty practice of rehabilitation nursing. Attendees will learn how IRF nurses can contribute to facility outcomes, IRF QRP data and IRF PPS reimbursement. Additionally, attendees will receive a dynamic resource that supports their daily practices for coding quality indicators.

A complete agenda can be found here.

Target Audience: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility professionals, including Nurses, PPS Coordinators, Therapy managers, Program Directors, Nursing managers/directors.

Presenter: Stacy Johnson, BSN, RN, CRRN. Learn more about Stacy here. Stacy has no financial interest to disclose.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the importance of the rehab nurse
• Describe how functional quality indicator codes are used to assign a CMG
• Demonstrate coding accuracy utilizing CMS definitions and coding tips for quality indicator items.