Sally, I look at each question separately: Were they in pain daily, less than daily or not at all?
How severe was the worst pain in 7 days? Your consultant is incorrect. Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:17 PM Subject: Pain coding on MDS > Our medical records consultant is here today and informs us that at a > recent seminar it was pointed out that if a resident has moderate pain > on 6 out of 7 days and severe pain on the other day that it should be > coded 1/3, pain less than daily and severe. I find no instructions or > examples in the RAI Manual that instruct us to do that. After all, the > resident DID have pain daily. I have always coded 2/3 in that instance. > What do you think? > Thanks, Sally > > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
