If she has been gone for 1 year, I would restart the process over. There is no way to continue the OBRA schedule no matter what the d/c tracking states. I think that the d/c tracking regulations were set up for short term stays in the hospital, etc.
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: C Hannant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:53 AM To: AANAC Subject: Re-entry after 1 year Good Morning! A facility has a resident return who was DC'd to the hospital in Dec 2002 as AA8a=7. Her family took her home instead of returning her to the facility. Now she returns. If a AA8a=7 is followed by AA8a=9, would you do that and follow w/AA8a=2? Seems strange? thanks....cher /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
