"Types of corrections that should be made. Facilities should correct any errors necessary to insure that the information in the State MDS database accurately reflects the resident's identification, location, overall clinical status, or payment status. It is not CMS's intent that a record be corrected when the only errors are trivial (e.g., the lifetime occupation in MDS items A6 has been misspelled)..." (p. 1-8).
This may be open to interpretation, but I would say that, since the error in the rehab minutes apparently was small enough that it did not result in inaccurately reflecting the resident's payment status, it's probably okay to make a notation in the record and not to do a formal correction. On the other hand, how long does it take to process a modification?
Rena
Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
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Subj: RE: wrong minutes, same RUG scoreThat's what I have been practicing.
Date: 1/9/04 2:28:32 PM Pacific Standard Time
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Nathan, I attended one of the training sessions you gave here in NJ when this policy was just starting.
BUT with the frequent changes in MDSs....... I am hoping I am not forgetting/missing anything.
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It is not necessary to do a correction for every single error on the MDS. If the RUG score is not affected, if the Careplan is still accurate, and the resident identifying information is correct, you can probably go without doing the correction.
Nathan
----- Original Message -----If the minutes are wrong, then the MDS is not accurate.
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Do I still have to submit a modification if there's a mistake in the rehab. minutes but same RUG score? I just did not have time to make a research. Thank you!
