There is nothing wrong with doing an OBRA assessment early. You could do 5 quarterlies in a year, if you wanted to. (Although, why you would want to escapes me, lol) I have done this sometimes when combining PPS and OBRA assessments. Just gotta watch the clock for your annual as well as quarterlies, so you don't miss the annual when it is due.
Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Settle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:55 AM Subject: ARD dates > I have been talking with another MDS Coordinator in the area about ARD > dates. She did a Quarterly on day 80. This is a Non-Medicare resident. Her > facility is telling her that she did it 2 days too early. I have never heard > of a time frame for doing the Quarterlys, other than that they must be > completed within 92 days of last R2b date. Does anyone have any comment or > info share? > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
