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