REGISTRATION OPEN – Upcoming IRF and LTCH QRP Webinars (August 29 and September 4, 2018) Related to Changes Associated with Coding Sections N and M of the LTCH CARE Data Set and the IRF-PAI

REGISTRATION OPEN – Upcoming IRF and LTCH QRP Webinars (August 29 and September 4, 2018) Related to Changes Associated with Coding Sections N and M of the LTCH CARE Data Set and the IRF-PAI

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting two webinars for providers at Long-Term Care Hospitals and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to present information about proper coding of Section M Skin Conditions (Pressure Ulcer/Injury) and Section N of the Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set Version 4.00 and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Version 2.00. Updated reporting requirements for Sections M and N became effective on July 1, 2018, for LTCH providers and will become effective on October 1, 2018, for IRF providers. See the LTCH Quality Reporting Training  and IRF Quality Reporting Training web pages for details.