Re: Sig.Change

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When a Significant Change in Status Assessment is completed for a Part A resident outside the window of a regularly scheduled PPS assessment, it must be dually coded AA8a=3, SCSA, and AA8b=8, OMRA.  See page 2-39 of the RAI User's Manual, 2nd paragraph under "Combining Assessments."

Rena

Subj: Sig.Change
Date: 12/16/03 7:42:29 PM Pacific Standard Time
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The last 60 day assessment was pone 12/04/03 and submitted. t present the resident started to deteriorate. How should I code this.Please help. Bogda.

Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
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