Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS: Software: Data Collection Software: jIRVEN
Guidance for the free Java based software application, jIRVEN, which provides an option for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to collect and maintain Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) information.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 12, 2018
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry System (jIRVEN) was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). jIRVEN is a free Java based software application which provides an option for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to collect and maintain Patient Assessment Instrument (PAI) information. jIRVEN displays the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) similar to the paper version of the forms. Facilities are able to enter and subsequently export their data from the application for submission to the appropriate national data repository. Please consult the jIRVEN Installation and User Guides for additional information.
December 2018 - jIRVEN v1.5.1
Attention!
jIRVEN v1.5.1 is now available for download and is issued for mandatory software upgrades for Windows 10. If you do not have the Windows 10 Operating System on your computer, the upgrade to the jIRVEN software v1.5.1 is not mandatory. However the software will continue to remind you that an update is available, please update as time allots. If you are a Windows 10 user, you must download jIRVEN v1.5.1 immediately.
Please note users do not need a previous version of jIRVEN to download or use jIRVEN v1.5.1.
October 2018 - jIRVEN v1.5.0
IRVEN v1.5.0 includes the following enhancements:
- v3.00. IRF-PAI Data Specifications
- v2.0 IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (effective 10/01/2018)
- Updated CMG DLL Package v3.10
October 2017 - jIRVEN v1.4.0
jIRVEN v1.4.0 is now available for download which includes the following enhancements:
- v2.01.1 IRF-PAI Data Specifications
- v1.5 IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (effective 10/01/2017)
- Updated CMG DLL Package v3.00
- ICD Code Grid – Manual Data Entry
- NEW Get Help Menu Item
- My SQL/Hibernate Upgrade
For additional technical support or questions related to jIRVEN please contact the iQIES Help Desk by email to iQIES@cms.hhs.gov.
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