Eli's Rehab Report

Regarding Crank Your Team Conference Quality Up a Notch, in Vol. 17, No. 5, please note the following excerpt:

Another idea: "Consider combining the team conference form with the interdisciplinary plan of care so that the plan of care is updated by the team on a weekly basis," Kremer suggests. Just don't forget the 72- hour deadline for your first team conference. The editor's remark following Kremer's quote is incorrect. Rehab Report meant to say that the rehab plan of care must be established within four days of admission. CMS guidelines state: "In order for the IRF admission to be considered reasonable and necessary, the overall plan of care must be completed within the first 4 days of the IRF admission...."