American Occupational Therapy Association

Table 1.

Resources on Medicare Quality Measures for Occupational Therapists

Topic	Source	Links
Background information
Evidence-based practice resources	AOTA	https://www.aota.org/Practice/Productive-Aging/Evidence-based.aspx https://www.aota.org/Practice/Health-Wellness/Evidence-Based.aspx http://www.aota.org/Practice/Rehabilitation-Disability/Evidence-Based.aspx
Medicare and occupational therapy	AOTA (2018c)	https://www.aota.org/Advocacy-Policy/Federal-Reg-Affairs/Medicare.aspx
IMPACT Act and occupational therapy	AOTA (2018b)	https://www.aota.org/Advocacy-Policy/Federal-Reg-Affairs/Medicare/Improving-Medicare-Post-Acute-Care-Transformation.aspx
AOTA quality resources
Occupational Profile Template	AOTA (2017)	https://www.aota.org/profile
Self-Care and Mobility Section GG Items form	AOTA (2018a)	http://www.aota.org/∼/media/Corporate/Files/Practice/Manage/Documentation/Self-Care-Mobility-Section-GG-Items-Assessment-Template.pdf
CARE item set	CMS	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Post-Acute-Care-Quality-Initiatives/CARE-Item-Set-and-B-CARE.html
Medicare PAC assessments
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Resident Assessment Instrument	CMS (2017a)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/InpatientRehabFacPPS/IRFPAI.html
Minimum Data Set used in skilled nursing facilities	CMS (2017c)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual.html
Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS) used in home health agencies	CMS (2017d)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/OASIS/index.html
Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record	CMS (2017b)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/LTCH-Quality-Reporting/LTCH-CARE-Data-Set-and-LTCH-QRP-Manual.html

Topic	Source	Links
Background information
Evidence-based practice resources	AOTA	https://www.aota.org/Practice/Productive-Aging/Evidence-based.aspx https://www.aota.org/Practice/Health-Wellness/Evidence-Based.aspx http://www.aota.org/Practice/Rehabilitation-Disability/Evidence-Based.aspx
Medicare and occupational therapy	AOTA (2018c)	https://www.aota.org/Advocacy-Policy/Federal-Reg-Affairs/Medicare.aspx
IMPACT Act and occupational therapy	AOTA (2018b)	https://www.aota.org/Advocacy-Policy/Federal-Reg-Affairs/Medicare/Improving-Medicare-Post-Acute-Care-Transformation.aspx
AOTA quality resources
Occupational Profile Template	AOTA (2017)	https://www.aota.org/profile
Self-Care and Mobility Section GG Items form	AOTA (2018a)	http://www.aota.org/∼/media/Corporate/Files/Practice/Manage/Documentation/Self-Care-Mobility-Section-GG-Items-Assessment-Template.pdf
CARE item set	CMS	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Post-Acute-Care-Quality-Initiatives/CARE-Item-Set-and-B-CARE.html
Medicare PAC assessments
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Resident Assessment Instrument	CMS (2017a)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/InpatientRehabFacPPS/IRFPAI.html
Minimum Data Set used in skilled nursing facilities	CMS (2017c)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual.html
Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS) used in home health agencies	CMS (2017d)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/OASIS/index.html
Long-Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record	CMS (2017b)	https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/LTCH-Quality-Reporting/LTCH-CARE-Data-Set-and-LTCH-QRP-Manual.html

Note. AOTA = American Occupational Therapy Association; CARE = Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation; CMS = Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services IMPACT = Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014; PAC = postacute care.

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