CIR Jeopardy

Compliance/Processes

100

These compliance requirements allow our patients to be here on the unit and receive the most intense rehab

3hrs of therapy/5 days per week (900 mins/cycle)

200

This many attempts are required from staff members when a patient is refusing. You also should let these team members know ASAP

3 staff members. Kim, Ami, and/or Amy

300

Kim can work her magic, but only if allotted enough time. This is the time that all scheduling requests are due to her. 

The day prior by 2 pm

400

Net beds, restraints, young age, and medications can sometimes limit a patient's acceptance into a SNF. But words like this can also have that same effect...

Refused, agitated, combative, self-limiting, etc

CARE Tool/Documentation

100

A team conference update should be entered within this many days of the patients' team conference.

3 days

200

This piece of documentation is required for CARF standards and should be documented on for all disciplines for each treatment.

Teaching Record

300

These KPIs are one of the many reasons we should try to score patients on as many items as possible from admission>discharge, even if they may not have to complete at their home. 

Care Tool Self are & Care Tool Mobility

400

A CARE tool item has to be assessed every this amount of days or the score becomes null.

3 days

500

This document is a catch-all place for important patient information including vital signs, functional level, weight bearing status, Rancho level, etc

Clinical Panel (CIR Communication)

DME

100

Final DME needs to be entered at least this many business days prior to DCing (at a minimum) for in to be considered on time.

5 business days

200

Bariatric items are covered by insurance for those individuals who hit the weight of...

350 lbs

300

Insurances such as VA or Worker's Comp, or instances involving Charity care require final DME to be entered in this timeframe

ASAP

400

A pressure injury on a vulnerable area of stage II or worse grants the coverage of one of these

Pressure relieving cushion and/or mattress

500

This piece of equipment, that is typically covered by insurances, should ONLY be requested from insurance for those individuals that are near bed-bound

3:1 commode

Equipment

100

I'm a piece of equipment that can be used for various reasons including balance activities, body-weighted supported gait training, and even stepping strategy training!

ZeroG

200

These pieces of equipment are great for those with strength & neuromuscular deficits, although don't use with a pacemaker or active cancer in that site! (Multiple answers)

NMES (FES, Xcite, Bioness)

300

This piece of equipment has been shown in research to decrease pain & improve the patients' motor-imagery.

Virtual Reality

400

I'm great to utilize with patients that demonstrate a strength of at least 2/5 during tasks such as handwriting, eating, grooming.

Saebo Mobile Arm Support Mini

500

I can provide objective data related to tongue and lip strength for better treatment of those with dysphagia and/or dysarthria.

IOPI Trainer Pro

Joint Commission

100

This single-most important method for preventing the spread of infection has been around for ages.

What is hand washing?

200

Patient name & DOB are two examples of these necessary items during communication regarding patients.

Patient Identifiers

300

These wipes are necessary to utilize when caring for a patient with CDiff to decrease the risk of spread. 

Dispatch Bleach Wipes 

400

Whew! It's hot in here! These steps to using a fire extinguisher may help to cool off the unit & save the day.

What is PASS? (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep)

500

This floor houses our eye-washing station to be utilized when dealing with a chemical spill to the face/eyes.

7th floor