Terminology
Continuum of Care
Roles & Responsibility
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Misc.
100
A score that is calculated during the first three days of a patient's stay, and again on their performance day
What is FIM (Functional Independence Measurement)
100
An inpatient setting designed for short term stay (3-5 days) focused on medical or surgical intervention to those who are sick or injured.
What is short term acute hospital (or acute hospital)
100
Therapists with an emphasis on developing the skills needed to perform day-to-day activities
What is Occupational Therapy
100
Policies and Procedures manual
What is the T Drive
100
Person (or persons) responsible for answering a patient call bell
Who is everyone
200
A relative value assigned to a diagnosis-related group of patients in a medical care environment.
What is CMI (Case Mix Index)
200
An inpatient setting that is designed to improve function and independence, requiring 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week, 24 hours of skilled nursing, and specialized physician oversight
What is acute rehabilitation (or IRF - Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility)
200
Therapists with the goal to improve strength overall, balance, coordination, mobility, safety, and increased overal body mechanics and function
What is Physical Therapy
200
IT Help Desk Phone Number
What is on your computer screen
200
Number of hours required per week of therapy in an IRF setting
What is 15
300
A patient classification system to group together patients with similar characteristics. This provides a basis for describing the types of patients a hospital or other health care provider treats
What is CMG (Case Mix Group)
300
A facility focused on longer-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation
What is a Skilled Nursing Facility
300
They help improve memory and cognition deficits in patients
Who are Speech Therapists
300
Patient belongings left behind
What is the locked closet next to the front desk receptionist
300
Specialty of the attending physician in an IRF setting
What is Physiatry or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
400
The average change in total function score per day of the patient's participation in the rehabilitation facility. (Hint: This focuses on the patient's overall length of stay, functional gains, and discharge disposition)
What is Length of Stay Efficiency
400
A facility that is designed to offer its residents assistance in nursing care (sometimes therapy), housekeeping, meals, etc., to those who are independent or near independence.
What is Assisted Living
400
In house 24/7 for medical managment Needs
Who are Nurses
400
Fire extinguishers
What is in fire extinguisher cabinets on the walls in each hallway. (Bonus question: What does PASS and RACE stand for?)
400
Term used for the collaboration of multiple clinical departments working together in an IRF setting
What is interdisciplinary
500
A date provided by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as last covered day for Medicare patients based on the patient CMI, Admission FIM and ultimately CMG
What is Federal Length of Stay (or RAND)
500
Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapies provided to patients on an outpatient basis within the community.
What is Outpatient Therapy
500
They make sure your patients have properly adjusted diets and counsel on nutritional needs
Who is the Dietitian
500
Locks for the front glass doors in the event of a lock-down event
What is on the top right corner of the glass doors.
500
Red, Yellow, and Green cards posted outside of the patients room to designate level of supervision and assistance
What is the Stop Light Program