Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) – To do or not to do?
The Patient-Driven Payment Model took effect in October of 2019. Along with this change came the optional IPA. We are now five years into this change and questions still arise on when to complete an IPA. The decision of when to complete lies with the team at the facility. This team is not prescribed but identified by facility. The key question: does the 5-day PPS MDS completed on admission capture the current clinical picture being reimbursed (PDPM classification) or is an updated assessment...