ITH IRF-PAI Medical Records Auditing Services include:

• audit medical records for evidence of information supportive of IRF-PAI data including, IGC assignment, comorbid conditions and functional modifiers and scores;

• review forms such as FIM flow sheets and their effectiveness in gathering relevant data;

• audit staff utilization of facility forms;

• audit effectiveness in capturing tier assigning comorbid conditions;

• evaluate facility tier distribution in comparison to national benchmarks;

• provide a listing of the most common tier assigning comorbid conditions, by tier, by RIC;

• recommend changes to forms, if appropriate;

• present findings of chart audits to the working group - including strengths and opportunities for improvement;

• provide remedial training focused on selected areas of weakness or non-compliance, if needed;

• design brief quizzes to assess staff reliability;

• address staff scoring issues or questions, provide study sheets for FIM items;

• conduct training workshop - half-day or full day consult with on-site trainers.