Re: Coming off PPS

[Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C]

We do not do this at our facility.  I keep 2 binders for Medicare. I use a tracking log for each Med A resident with the days plotted out; there is space for information regarding the reason for skilled coverage, any comments, etc. When a resident is discharged from Med A, I write a note on the tracking log explaining why, and whether the resident remains at skilled level of care, how many days are remaining in the benefit period (if any)  I have one binder for current census and another for discharged.   Holly ----- Original Message ----- From: sheppard70057rn To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Coming off PPS I wouldlike to post this one more time.  I did receive two responses to it but it still does not clarify the question for me.   When a resident comes off of MEDICARE PPS do you need to write an order discharging resident off of PPS?   There was some confusion with one response that I received on this in regards that it was being interpreted that I was talking about MEdicaid skilled.  This is in regards to PPS.     Dawn Sheppard, RN, CRNAC