Full Time Employee Tammy Gola BSN, RN, CRNAC Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Transitional Care Unit 575 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA. 187641-0001 570-552-5417 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Russo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Staffing numbers/assessment times What is FTE? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Staffing numbers/assessment times For those of you who prefer to use different times than those built into the spreadsheet for the completion of the various assessments I am attaching an unprotected worksheet so that you can change the time value in the calculation. For my own personal situation I changed several of the time calculations, ie., I thought 15 minutes for a d/c tracking/reentry form was a bit much. If you click on the box that represents the total # of hours for each assessment type you will see an equation similar to the one below: The equation below is for comprehensive assessments and the number in red represents 6 hours. If you feel it requires more time you can should change that one number. =IF(B13="","",((B13*6)/3 Do this for each of the equations and types of assessments. Be very careful not to change anything else in the equation or it will not calculate properly. Remember this is a guide not an exact science. There are multiple varying opinions on the amount of time it takes to do the various assessments. Keep in mind depending on the resident assessment completion times for the same type of assessment will vary, as well specific facility practices. In addition, there is no calculation for MPAF assessments, since these are not reported on the MDS reports separately it would be difficult to determine the # of those completed and submitted by looking at the state reports. The current spreadsheet calculates 3 hours for the time to complete a full assessment ( I actually used 2 hours as my est). Many facilities do MPAFs for all Medicare only assessments, this may give you the extra cushion required if 6 hours or 2.5 hours for the comprehensives or quarterlies is not sufficient. I used this spreadsheet to see if we were anywhere near close to having an adequate # of people allocated to meeting the demands of the RAI/PPS processes. In addition to the assessment times I also factored in 10 hours a week of non-MDS related time. Depending on your situation this may be too much (highe unlikely) or too little. Hope this helps. Ron /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
