this is indeed an improvement from my 5 day..we also do comprehensive/admission on 14 day.so i presume i just l just leave it this way and make my hipps code 1/7?thanks...
"Gola, Tammy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Gola, Tammy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't think anyone mentioned a Sig. Change.........
Tammy Gola BSN, RN, CRNAC
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Transitional Care Unit
575 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA. 187641-0001
570-552-5417
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-----Original Message-----
From: Melinda de la Cruz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Software and RUG's
maybe SE3 is indeed the higher paying RUG in this case
more than your rehab RUG. why do a significant change
because you did not get the RUG you expected?
that's not an indication for a significant change.
--- reneir jerusalem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> i have the same case..patients 5 day was RHC and
> when i did 14 day it was SE3,although rehab still
> continued nurses support is less(rhb)..i always
> thought software defaults to higher payments..if
> this is the case should i do OMRA for 14 days since
> rugs falls to extensive?pls anybody?
>
> "Gola, Tammy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:No, not
> really, the assessments are identical except for the
> # of days and
> minutes of therapy the patient actually received
> based on which ARD I used.
> so on both assessments they had IVF, IV med and O2.
>
> 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]
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brenda Chance
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:46 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Software and RUG's
>
>
> You are using 2 different ARD's with different
> coding. The difference
> in the RMC and SE3 is not related to therapy. The
> SE3 may only be
> obtained through IV meds, etc. See the clarification
> in the MDS manual
> in chapter 6.
>
> Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C
> MDS Coordinator
>
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> From: Gola, Tammy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:18 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Software and RUG's
>
> Hi, I know that this was recently discussed, but I'm
> going to ask it
> anyways. What is the correct way to bill the right
> RUG, by the higher
> reimbursed RUG or higher CMI RUG. I have a patient
> that if I use day
> 11, I
> RUG at RMC. If I use day 14 I get a SE3 RUG. Another
> thought is that
> on
> the one using day 11, I don't have 5 consecutive
> days of therapy between
> the
> 2 disciplines. but I do have 175 minutes. (there
> were 3 days for OT
> and 2
> days for PT but on the same days). Which is the
> correct way to do this.
> At
> one point, I thought my software always pulled the
> higher paying RUG,
> but I
> guess not.
>
> Tammy Gola BSN, RN, CRNAC
> Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
> Transitional Care Unit
> 575 North River Street
> Wilkes-Barre, PA. 187641-0001
> 570-552-5417
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