Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Regulatory Update – Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Prospective Payment System proposed rules for FY 2015

CMS has proposed the following measures for inclusion in the IRF quality reporting program for FY 2017 payment determination with reporting to begin January 2015 through NHSN.  This rule covers both free-standing IRFs and Inpatient Rehabilitation units affiliated with acute care hospitals, including critical access hospitals (CAHs).


Proposed measures for addition:
  • MRSA bacteremia LabID events
  • C. difficile LabID events

Measures already adopted in the IRFQRP:
  • CAUTI
  • HCP Influenza Vaccination