IRF Pre-Admission Screening

Each new IRF admission requires the completion of a document known as the PAS (PreAdmission Screen) by the IRF physician. Why is this so important? Are there valid reasons that indicate appropriate timing of this document? What are the important facts to know regarding the IRP PAS. In this session Bob Bianchi, COO of GPS Healthcare Consultants provides all the answers that help our IRF physicians and their staffs to detail the severity of illness and intensity of service and utilization of resources for the IRF.

This course authored by Bob Bianchi.

Topics for this session:

• The importance of this documentation
• Regulations from CMS and others
• Common “pitfalls” preventing form completion
• “Painting the picture” with the narrative