The Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) contains data items that were developed primarily for IRF PPS. However, the data collected will also be used for quality of care purposes. The IRF-PAI will be collected on all Medicare Part A fee-for-service patients who receive services under Part A from an IRF at admission and upon discharge.

IRF-PAI data items address the physical, cognitive, functional, and psychosocial status of patients.

Data Available: IRF-PAI data from CMS are available starting on January 1, 2002.

To request these data researchers need to submit to CMS a data request packet.

Resource links:

• IRF PAI Training Manual: Revised 1-16-02
  
  
  • 01/16/2002 Version--NOTE: To be used when performing assessments if the patient is admitted before April 1, 2004.
  • 04/01/2004 Version--NOTE: To be used when performing assessments if the patient is admitted on or after April 1, 2004.
  
  
  
• IRF Patient Assessment Instrument