Facility Software:

• IRVEN (Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry) is a computerized data entry system for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs). IRVEN offers users the ability to collect the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) in a database and creates a file in CMS-standard format that can be electronically transmitted to the IRF-PAI National database. The data collected is used for assessing the clinical characteristics of patients in rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units in acute care hospitals. The data will provide survey agencies with a means to objectively measure and compare facility performance and quality. It will also provide researchers with information to support the development of improved standards. The data entry software imports and exports data in standard CMS record format. The software maintains facility and patient information, enforces data integrity via rigorous edit checks, and provides comprehensive online help. It includes a data dictionary and a grouper calculation.
  • IRVEN - Production Version 2.0 (09/20/2008)--in effect on October 1, 2008.
  • IRVEN - Patch Version 2.2 (01/15/2009) system changes are addressed in this patch.  Refer to the RELNOTES.pdf file included in the IRVEN - Patch Version 2.2 download for further details.
  • IRVEN Version 2.3 (08/31/2009) updates the CMG grouper and the ICD-9 code lookup database, which go into effect on October 1, 2009.  Refer to the RELNOTES.pdf file further details.

Data Specifications:

• IRF PAI Data Specifications (Version 1.01A, Revision 5) -- in effect on October 1, 2009
• IRF PAI Data Specifications (Version 1.01A, Revision 4) -- in effect on October 1, 2008
• IRF PAI Data Specifications (Version 1.01A, Revision 3) -- in effect on October 1, 2007

Case Mix Grouper (CMG):

• CMG 2.40 Version 2.40 Grouper Package--in effect on October 1, 2009
• CMG 2.30 Version 2.30 Grouper Package--in effect on October 1, 2008

Downloads
IRVEN Version 2.3 [ZIP, 38.1MB] IRVEN - Patch Version 2.2 [ZIP, 2.12MB] IRVEN - Production Version 2.0 [ZIP, 37.4MB] IRF PAI Data Specifications (Version 1.01A, revision 5) [ZIP, 1.55MB] IRF PAI Data Specifications (Version 1.01A, revision 4) [ZIP, 2.00MB] IRF PAI Data Specifications (version 1.01A revision 3) [ZIP, 851kb] CMG 2.40 Version 2.40 Grouper Package [PDF, 676kb] CMG 2.30 Version 2.30 Grouper Package [PDF, 553kb]
Related Links Inside CMS
PC Pricer HIPPS Codes
Related Links Outside CMS
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation QIES Technical Support Office

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