Coding help

In this section we are covering the most frequently asked questions from interRAI assessors and items not covered in the official interRAI User Manuals (blue covers). Remember this information is also accessed via the ‘section help’ on each page of the online interRAI assessment.

To resolve your issue

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See if it’s covered here.
Still no answer? Contact us at interRAI@tas.health.nz or 0800 10 80 44.

These Q&As are compiled by topic

The sections are listed as they appear in the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Each question has the identified MDS code item listed per interRAI assessment used in New Zealand.

Table of current known errors displayed in the interRAI Assessment Form and User's Manuals

Item	Contact Assessment (CA)	Home Care (HC)	Palliative Care (PC)	Long term Care Facility (LTCF)
Communication CAP ( Clinical Assessment Protocol)	NA	NA	Displays as ‘triggered’ CAP. It is not included in the PC CAP CAP	NA
Bed Mobility definition	NA	G2 Bed mobility starting position is fully lying down	J2 Bed mobility starting position is fully lying down Not included in the PC CAP manual. Use the Caps manual for Community and Long-Term Care assessment Instruments	G1 Bed mobility starting position is fully lying down Not included in the PC CAP manual. Use the Caps manual for Community and Long-Term Care assessment Instruments
Meal Preparation	NA	G1 Second example coding for capacity in the User manual v9.1 is incorrect	NA	NA
K2e & K2f	NA	The User manual and section help have omitted to include the definitions of these two items. Refer to coding help for definitions to assist coding	NA	The User manual and section help have omitted to include the definitions of these two items. Refer to coding help for definitions to assist coding
Assessment Urgency Algorithm flowchart	The flowchart on page 93 of the User Manual v9.2 is incorrect. See updated flowchart	NA	NA	NA