Yes, triggers are not always a bad thing. I don't know about you guys but I take great pride when we have covered such a situation well in care planning.
-----Original Message----- From: Kathy Archibald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dystonic Movement Justifies Anti-Psychotic, how to code on MDS We have a resident that was on an anti-psychotic, we titrated her down and then d/c'd it, she developed dystonic movement, and it was necessary to put her back on a low dose to control the dystonia. There is no ICD9 code that will not cause this to trigger on the QI, so do we just careplan it that way, since she will trigger as anti-psychotic without diagnosis? /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
