When you do d/c tracking prior to completion of initial assessment, then your AB1 will change to the new admission date upon return.
Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheehan, Deborah W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: OBRA ADMISSION MDS ASSESSMENT > > Resident was admitted to our nursing facility with discharge prior to > initial assessment( to an acute care hospital) a few days after admission. > Tthis is not a medicare a client. Upon return to the nursing home an obra > admission assessment was opened. Should the admission date on this > assessment be the date of initial admission or the date the resident > returned to the nursing facility? The admission assessment will not be > completed within 14 days or the first admission to our facility. > > DEB S. > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
