First question is about UTI. (For some reason I am not processing at all today.) Resident has positive culture, not being treated for UTI. Can we still count it on the MDS? I have read the RAI, checked the updates and still cannot decipher.
Second resident was Medical Assistance, sent out to dialysis 3 times per week. Stable with dialysis. Resident gets enrolled in Medicare, is hospitalized for a qualifying period, comes back with skilled need (open areas) and will resume dialysis. Is it OK to skill him for Medicare - I did not know if technically he had a 60-break since he was dialysis before his Medicare enrollment but I also did not think that would have put him at a skilled level (dialysis was not done here and it was not daily).
Any help appreciated.
Bonnie
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