Functional Outcome Measures in IRF & SNF: How is CMS
Measuring Them? (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Ellen R. Strunk
Non-Financial: Ellen Strunk has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Since 2017, PTs and OTs in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities have been required to collect data on functional status—data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use to publicly report on functional outcomes in these post-acute care settings. This data gives consumers and payers the ability to compare providers within and across settings, making the accurate collection and reporting of this data paramount. In this recorded webinar, you’ll walk away with the knowledge needed to ensure your processes for collecting and interpreting this data are both reliable and accurate. You’ll learn to better understand the method that CMS uses to calculate the measures, how to read and interpret the report’s results, key competencies that can affect outcomes, as well as important processes to ensure accuracy of data.
Meet your instructor
Ellen R. Strunk
Ellen R. Strunk has worked in various roles and settings as a clinician, manager/director, and policy expert. Ellen is an expert at helping customers understand the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) prospective payment systems in the skilled nursing facility and home health settings, as well as outpatient therapy…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. The Change in Function Measures
This chapter will review the items used in the functional outcome measures, and discuss the risk adjusters and exclusions. The method CMS uses to calculate the measures will also be explained.
2. The CMS Discharge Function Measures
This chapter will review the items used in discharge functional score measures, and discuss the risk adjusters and exclusions. The method CMS uses to calculate the measure will also be explained.
3. The CMS Provider Reports
This chapter will detail the steps to retrieving the CMS reports, and discuss how to read the reports and interpret the results accurately.
4. Competencies and Processes
This chapter will discuss key competencies to influence the outcomes, as well as important processes to ensure the accuracy of the data, with examples provided.
5. Question and Answer Session
In this final chapter, Ellen answers questions submitted by learners attending the live webinar event
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