Just because a resident goes to the hospital is not an automatic skilling service for nursing. This resident would have had to receive services in the hospital or in the nursing home on readmission that would required skilled nursing. See RUGS guidelines, chapter 6 MDS manual.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Jordan, Tanya L [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:15 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: PartB It would depend on why she went to the hospital. Even if she did not qualify for rehab, she could qualify for skilled nursing. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PartB Hi I have a resident who is recieving pt / ot serivces five times a week . She was admitted MA from home. No prior hosp stay. So, if for say this resident goes to the hosp and she returns does that mean she would not qualify for Part A benefits ? any help would be deeply appreciated. nancy /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
