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FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURES (FIM) & GG CODES)
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
what are FIM and GG codes important?
Answers:- insurance reimbursement
- qualifies for benefit of therapy/services
T/F FIM is part of the uniform data system for medical rehabilitation


Answers:T
how many items are included in FIM scoring?


Answers:18 including physical, psychological, and social functioning
who collects and reports data from rehab facilities?


Answers:UDS (uniform data system for medical rehab)
what is FIM "grading"?


Answers:the level of assistance needed by individual from total assistance to total
independence
what are the 6 self care activities that are graded?


Answers:- feeding
- bathing
- grooming
- upper body dressing
- lower body dressing
- toileting

, bowel and bladder function listed separately
what does FIM describe?


Answers:what the person actually can do


does NOT measure what a pt can do under certain circumstances
when are FIM scores typically collected?


Answers:within 72 hours after admission to inpatient rehab


within 72 hours of discharge
T/F FIM scores range from 1 to 10


Answers:F, ranges from 1 to 7
what does a FIM score of 1 indicate?


Answers:total assistance needed
what does a FIM score of 7 indicate?


Answers:complete independence, no assistive device used
what is the interrater reliability of FIM?


Answers:interrater reliability is the degree to which two different raters agree

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