RE: Weight Change Program K5h

[Brenda Chance]

How are the surveyors going to narrow their scope because she checks this?  Maybe you need to explain the QI’s to her and how this works for surveys.  It’s going to look worse if her assessments are inaccurate.    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: JenVo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Weight Change Program K5h   The dietitian in my facility refuses to mark K5h on any residents mds. She states that all her "goals" are to maintain and or prevent weight loss. However she orders fortified foods, supplements to increase caloric intake and prevent wt losses on many. I told her then she should check K5h. She disagrees saying that if she checked this it would cause Surveyors to narrow their scope on these residents-which are alot, on wether or not they are reaching this goal of gaining weight. She states she is not ever going to check it unless someone "makes" her. Am I right or wrong. Can someone please clarify this? Thanks Jennifer in Missouri   As always-Jen NOTICE:  This communication is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the communication, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this e-mail.  REMINDER:  The disclosure of medical information is strictly prohibited by federal regulation.  Unauthorized release of medical information may result in administrative, civil and criminal sanctions.