Comprehensive training resources for IRF-PAI coordinators to coach nurses, therapists, and clinical staff on tier coding, documentation, and compliance
For IRF-PAI Coordinators: Teaching Your Team
As an IRF-PAI coordinator, you play a critical role in ensuring your entire clinical team understands tier coding, accurate documentation, and compliance requirements. Use these tutorials to conduct training sessions, answer questions, and ensure everyone is on the same page.
How to Use This Hub:
Review tutorials before conducting training sessions to prepare talking points
Share tutorials with nurses and therapists for self-paced learning
Use practice exercises during team meetings and competency assessments
Reference materials are printable for quick reference at nursing stations
Interactive Training Modules
Diagnosis Tier Matching Tutorial
Step-by-step guide for matching diagnoses to correct tier levels with interactive practice exercises
Nurses, Therapists, Coordinators30 min
Topics Covered:
Understanding Tier 1, 2, and 3 criteria
Common diagnosis tier assignments
Practice exercises with real scenarios
Tier assignment decision trees
FIM Scoring Accuracy Training
Comprehensive coaching on accurate FIM scoring with examples and common pitfalls to avoid
Nurses, Therapists45 min
Topics Covered:
FIM scoring fundamentals (1-7 scale)
Motor vs. cognitive scoring differences
Common scoring errors and corrections
Practice scenarios with answer keys
Clinical Documentation Best Practices
What nurses and therapists need to document for accurate IRF-PAI coding and compliance
Nurses, Therapists25 min
Topics Covered:
Required documentation elements
Active treatment documentation
Clinical impact statements
Documentation timing and specificity
Writing Effective Physician Queries
How to write clear, compliant physician queries that get results without leading
Nurses, Coordinators20 min
Topics Covered:
Query compliance guidelines
Open-ended vs. leading questions
Clinical indicators for queries
Query templates and examples
Common Coding Errors & Prevention
Real-world examples of frequent coding mistakes and strategies to avoid them
All Clinical Staff35 min
Topics Covered:
Top 10 most common coding errors
Tier assignment mistakes
ICD-10 code selection errors
Prevention strategies and checklists
Complete Assessment Simulator
Step-by-step walkthrough of full IRF-PAI assessment from admission to discharge