IT HealthTrack, Inc. is Proud to Introduce:
“The Interdisciplinary Medical Rehabilitation Training Series”
  We welcome you to a new era of learning resources. We are producing a series of training resources on interactive DVDs that are designed to deliver flexible, convenient and cost effective multimedia instruction to support the in-service education needs of clinicians working in the area of inpatient interdisciplinary rehabilitation. The first module of this series is focused on reliable assessment of function using the Functional Independence Measure or Functional Independence Measurement. IT HealthTrack is your strategic partner in IRF-PAI training. Watch our web site at www.ithealthtrack.com for additional titles soon to be announced. Future modules, either currently in production or on the drawing board include:
1. Functional Assessment & the IRF-PAI: Testing Your Assessment Skills
2. Functional Independence Measurement & the IRF-PAI: Raters Beware! Common Scoring Traps
3. Functional Independence Measurement Assessment & Rehabilitation Nursing
Module 1
The Functional Independence Measure
Program Training Outline:
  1. IT HealthTrack: Program Highlights
  2. Overview of the IRF Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the PAI
  3. Assessing Function with the Functional Independence Measurement
  4. Measuring Disability with the Functional Independence Measurement
  5. Function Modifiers
  6. Using Zeros when Assessing Function
  7. Domains of Function
  8. Self-Care: Eating, Grooming, Bathing, Upper Body Dressing, Lower Body Dressing, Toileting
  9. Sphincter Control: Bladder Control, Bowel Control
  10. Mobility: Bed/Chair/Wheelchair Transfers, Toilet Transfers, Tub/Shower Transfers
  11. Locomotion: Walking and Wheelchair Modes, Walking, Wheelchair, Stairs
  12. Communication: Comprehension and Expression Modes, Comprehension, Expression
  13. Social Cognition: Social Interaction, Problem Solving, Memory
  14. Implications of Total Functional Independence Measurement Scores: Functional Independence Measurement Scores and the Payment System, Functional Independence Measurement Scores and Outcomes of Rehabilitation
  15. Summary and Conclusions




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Module 2
Functional Assessment & The IRF-PAI

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"Testing Your Assessment Skills"
Functional Independence Measurement
Program Training Outline:
  

  1. Builds on Module 1.
  2. Contains 20 Tests.
  3. Each test consists of 23 questions.
  4. 18 Functional Independence Measurement items
    and 5 Key Functional Modifiers per test.
  5. Certification is earned at Completion.
  6. View patients performing actual functions.
  7. Clinicians apply knowledge to real situations.
  8. Each exam consists of 3 Tests.
  9. There are over 200 different test combinations.
  10. The tests taking process is flexible.
  11. Exams can be taken as a group or an individual.
  12. Test takers can view scenarios multiple times.
  13. Video testing is a realistic skill assessment tool.
  14. It's Cost Effective.
  15. Purchase of DVD includes 100 exam evaluations.
  16. Additional exam evaluations may be purchased for a minimal fee.
  17. Testing clinicains' assessment skills is critical for appropriate payment for IRF's.
  18. PPS uses CMG or Case Mix Groups, and are reffered to in the training.
  19. Testing is verification that clinicians are applying their knowledge while assessing patient function.
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