Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation - UDSMR

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Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services News:
Last week we announced that The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the official website for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services. Beginning August 21, 2023, CMS will implement the Review Choice Demonstration for IRF services in Alabama. In the coming weeks, CMS and Palmetto will be providing updates, reference material and educational resources on this webpage:

Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services | CMS Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim Review Initiatives

Days 2 and 3 of our annual User Group provided more great information for our IRF customers! Day 2 looked at some operational and clinical best practices and Day 3 looked at a little technology to help with rehabilitation, more efficient workflows to concentrate on program analysis and patient care, and finally, a look at trending data over the years!
We look forward to providing more educational opportunities in the very near future and hope to see each other in person again for our 2024 User Group!

We had a great day 1 of our virtual User Group yesterday with speakers from American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA), CMS, Staten Island University Hospital and our very own, Stephanie Stockton to bring us the latest in IRF Industry Happenings! Absolutely Insightful!

We are looking forward to Day 2 today!

Registration for our Virtual UDSMR User Group now open!

Join us for our 2023 UDS-PRO User Group May 17 -19 from 1-4:30 pm Eastern! This highly anticipated event spotlights the latest developments in inpatient rehabilitation. The UDS-PRO® User Group features distinguished experts and a wide range of perspectives. We've assembled a panel of exciting speakers to address the most urgent topics facing our subscribers and industry right now. For more information on the full agenda and registration details, head here:

2023 UDSMR® Virtual User Group

Yesterday, CMS released the FY2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program. For your reading pleasure, we have posted 3 links (the unpublished PDF version of the rule, the summary of the rule, and the link to the proposed data files) here: https://www.udsmr.org/government-relations

We will be reading through the rule and formulate a summary for you soon. In the meantime, Happy Reading!

Government Relations | UDSMR View the UDSMR government relations page.

📢 Do not miss out on Wednesday's, "IRF Denial and Appeal Impacts", webinar, on 01/18/2023 at 2pm Eastern. The focus of the webinar will be on IRF contractors, the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) and common IRF denial and appeal approaches. We also will touch on the recently announced OIG IRF Audit for fiscal year 2024.

The RCD is a demonstration that is meant to ensure that payments for IRF services are appropriate through either a pre claim or post payment review. The goal is to work towards prevention and identification of potential fraud, waste and abuse. As part of the demonstration , CMS proposes that IRFs have the option of the two choices pre or post payment review. Determined compliance determines an IRF’s course through the demonstration.

To learn more on IRF denial and appeal impacts
Register today at: https://web.cvent.com/event/22ddb0f5-4d97-4eb7-b353-499de19db931/summary

Happy National Rehabilitation Awareness Week! This year we'd like to use this special week to express our sincere appreciation and awe to the dedication, talent, knowledge, and care that rehabilitation professionals show their patients every day. We sincerely thank you for all you do and are proud to support you in the vital role you play in your communities.

Has your facility already started to collect IRF-PAI version 4.0 information for your IRF Patients?

Hundreds of you turned in today for "Getting to know IRF-PAI 4.0" where Clinical, Technical, and Analytical IRF experts presented what to expect with the next IRF-PAI. This workshop was highly interactive! Thanks to all that attended, we are looking forward to Part 2 tomorrow!

In the meantime, check out the answers to our introductory poll question and if you didn't get a chance to answer, comment below!

The 2022 UDS-PRO® Virtual User Group is fast approaching! For the latest details, visit www.udsmr.org, select "Upcoming Events" from the Events menu, and then click the link for the User Group. We hope to see you there!

UDSMR has kept close watch on the growing number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. We decided that in order to protect both the health-care workers who attend our events and the patients they care for, our best option is to conduct our 2022 User Groups as a virtual event, which will take place on May 11, 12, and 13.

Our staff is diligently working to deliver an engaging, interactive, and informative agenda. Topics will include rankings and comparisons among inpatient rehabilitation facilities, trends and clarifications for coding section GG items, and an introduction to version 4.0 of the IRF-PAI. Time will be allotted for a review of the FY 2023 proposed rule if it has been released by the time of the User Group.

Registration for the 2022 Virtual UDS-PRO® User Group will open shortly. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Carole Stickels at 716-817-7815.

UDSMR staff celebrated the retirement of a remarkable woman on December 22. Pauline Desjarlais, MSN, RN, CRRN, has been a clinical support specialist since joining our clinical team in January 2013. Pauline’s IRF PPS expertise helped countless inpatient rehabilitation professionals to understand the payment system and Medicare regulations. Pauline’s wit, charm and never-ending smile brightened the day of everyone she spoke with. Pauline, we look forward to hearing of your future adventures!!

https://www.udsmr.org/documents/emails/Happy-Holidays-2021.html

Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation On behalf of everyone at UDSmr, we wish you a happy, healthy, and joyful holiday season. We can’t imagine a more deserving group for these simple, sincere wishes. We applaud your continued resiliency in the face of yet another pandemic surge and send our heartfelt thanks for the sacrifices and eff...

THANK YOU! It’s National Customer Service Week and UDSMR would like to use this occasion to thank you for giving us the opportunity to partner with you. We at UDSMR have been amazed and inspired by your resiliency throughout the pandemic and your unwavering dedication to the patients in your care. As we move forward together, be assured you can depend on us to provide the support and guidance you deserve - as we have done for the past 30 years and will continue to do. Thank you for the privilege of serving you.

We have loved seeing the show of hands and comments this week from our fellow ! As comes to an end, today we want to know, what is your favorite thing about working in a rehabilitation setting? Comment below and let’s continue this celebration!

We’ll go first...

UDSMR has always been a proponent of continual training and education. In honor of , we’d like to hear from those who have benefited from our workshops, webinars, and conferences over the years. Comment below with the emojis that coincide with your UDSMR educational experience!

PPS Bootcamp: 🥾
IRF PPS Certification: 🏆
Admission Liaison Workshop/Certification: 🎖
Program Director Training: 🙋‍♀️ or 🙋‍♂️
Path to QI Coding Accuracy webinar series: 🤓
Optimizing Coding Results: ✍️
IRF ICD-10 Coder and PPS Coordinator Competency: 📕
Strengthening your IRF Documentation: 📝
Integrating Audits, Denials, and Appeals: 📘
Orlando or Las Vegas User Group: 😎
Annual Conference: ☀️

Whether new to the rehabilitation profession or a seasoned veteran, we celebrate each and every one of you this . Show of hands…how many years have you been ?

1-5 years 👏
6-10 years 👍
11-15 years 👊
16-20 years 🙌
21+ years 💪

To this , we want to know... Show of hands, which warrior are you?
a. Nurse/Rehab Nurse/Nursing Tech/Nurse assistant 🖐
b. Physiatrist/Physician 👏
c. PT/PTA 👍
d. OT/COTA 👊
e. SLP 🙌
f. PPS Coordinator 💪
g. Program Director ✌️
h. Other (Tell us!) ✍️

Every person, whether young or old, deserves to live a life unencumbered by physical and mental limitations. Since 1987, UDSMR has worked across the rehabilitation spectrum to help accomplish this goal. We have collaborated with nurses, physiatrists, PTs, OTs, SLPs, and other rehab professionals for nearly thirty-five years, and we will continue to work together to improve both the quality of life and quality of care for rehab patients around the world.

As the pandemic rages on, we want you to know that we are here to support you in every way possible. Your dedication to your profession and your patients, especially during this past year, proves how vital you are to the communities you serve. We sincerely thank you for all you do.

Exciting *NEW* educational opportunity coming soon! 📚📝

Our education department is hard at work creating a brand new “IRF PPS Proficiency” webinar series in which participants will complete a pre-test with immediate results. Interaction is key! The results will guide the direction of the webinar and participants will also have the opportunity to submit questions for direct inclusion into the sessions. Why else is this new format interesting? MORE CEUs! CEUs will be offered for BOTH the pre-test and the webinar itself. Stay tuned for more info!

Unique Job Opportunity Alert! 🌟

Calling all RNs, OTs, PTs and SLPs actively seeking employment! UDSMR is looking for an IT Clinical Application Support Specialist. This individual will provide clinical-based software product support, training, and clinical application implementations. In addition, the ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years IRF experience and a minimum of 3 years clinical software system development and maintenance experience. View the full job posting here:https://www.udsmr.org/documents/employment/Job-Posting-IT-Clinical-Application-Support-Specialist-9-2021.pdf

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We're hiring and currently have multiple positions available!

Join our team of inpatient rehabilitation specialists! View available positions here: https://lnkd.in/gykWsHeb

UDSMR’s thoughts are with everyone affected by Hurricane . To our colleagues in the healthcare community who have already been through so much, we are devastated for you and hope everyone is staying safe as best they can.

Our founder, Dr. Carl V. Granger, passed away on December 29, 2019. We are forever grateful to him and thankful to finally honor his life and legacy. His family will host a memorial service on Saturday, August 28, at 11:00 a.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Seating capacity is limited to 200 people, and masks will be required.

The 2021 UDSMR® Virtual Annual Conference has come to an end. We’d like to thank all of this year’s speaker’s for taking the time out of their busy schedules to be with us and for all of the vital information they shared with our attendees.

Congratulations to today’s giveaway winner: Nathan Buckalew of DCH Rehabilitation Pavilion. Nathan won a free registration to next year’s 2022 User Groups in either Orlando or Las Vegas. We are planning to be in person!

For any questions on the information shared this week, please reach out to UDSMR staff and we’d be happy to answer them or relay them to the speakers. We hope to SEE you all next year back in Niagara Falls for the 2022 Annual Conference!

Today's Annual Conference giveaway winner is Elizabeth Dunham from Promedica Flower Inpatient Rehabilitation. Elizabeth has received a free registration to our very popular "Path to QI Coding Accuracy" 4-part webinar series! 👏

We're looking forward to our final day of presentations tomorrow, and please don't forget our networking session at 10am Eastern. Bring your coffee and connect directly with your peers! ☕️

The UDSMR® Virtual Annual Conference is underway! We appreciate the interaction that has already taken place between our speakers and attendees. Many meaningful questions have been asked and more insightful content and interaction is on the way Thursday and Friday.

We were pleased to present Artist Cloutier from Regions Hospital Rehabilitation Center with the first giveaway of the conference. She's taking home a free 2-person registration to our popular "IRF ICD-10 Coder and PPS Coordinator Competency: Putting What You Know to the Test" virtual workshop. Congratulations Artist! 🎉

We're looking forward to seeing all of our attendees tomorrow for the start of the 2021 UDSMR® Virtual Annual Conference!

Last, but certainly not least, UDSMR’s very own John Morris will take the stage at the 2021 UDSMR® Virtual Annual Conference on Friday, August 13. In this day and age, information security is one of the foremost considerations for every rehabilitation facility. John will provide his expertise regarding the many layers of security available to IRFs and will explain how best to utilize them simultaneously in order to protect your patients’ data. We are looking forward to a wonderful conference beginning this Wednesday!

Is it appropriate to share therapy and nursing staff between inpatient rehab facilities and acute care hospitals? How about outpatient departments housed within a hospital system? Find out how to make it work next week at the 2021 UDSMR® Virtual Annual Conference. Ronda Jordahl, MSPT, and Annie Greer, MSN, RN, CRRN, will share what it takes and explain how you can simultaneously stay compliant and maintain the quality of care your patients have come to trust. We hope to "see" you there!