When you say it "looks like a SCSA", I assume you mean that AA8a = 3. If that is the case, there is no way to correct the submitted assessment. You could inactivate it and submit the assessment correctly coded, but there are a number of issues with doing that 3 months after the fact.
If the assessment was supposed to be a quarterly or annual, and the data in the assessment you sent is essentially correct (other than the AA8a value), I would not bother doing anything. You are permitted to submit a comprehensive assessment in place of a quarterly if you wish. While submitting an SCSA is not technically the correct thing to do, as long as the CP is correct and you did not receive any additional money as a result, just leave it. If the data in the assessment was wrong, you could consider a Modification, but that does not allow you to change AA8a. Alternately, you could also do a Sig. Corr of a prior full. Since another quarterly is probably due now, you could submit the Sig Corr to both fix the prior assessment and serve as your quarterly. Remember, this is not a retroactive fix, so you really don't help yourself much with this option. If, subsequent to the SCSA, you have submitted another comprehensive assessment, then a Sig Corr is not needed at all. Sig Corrections are only used for uncorrected data and it is considered corrected once another assessment is submitted. Are we having a good time yet? Nathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "carol maher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:54 PM Subject: Re: need for correcting an assessment that is 90 days ago > Was the incorrect assessment a quarterly or a comprehensive assessment? It is possible to do a significant correction of a prior MDS ( full or quarterly). See pages 2-13-2-14 and 2-16-2-17 for the manual's instructions. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Wiedemann, Betty R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Jan 12, 2004 11:34 AM > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: need for correcting an assessment that is 90 days ago > > We have a new unit manager who had several years of experience prior to > accepting this position. I have found out that the experience she had > regarding MDS coding was not good. I realized the coding she did an an > assessment 3 months ago was inaccurate. What would be the best way to > correct this? The care plan does not really need correction. To look at the > assessment it looks like a SCSA beacuse of the coding. Any ideas? > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -----------------------------------------------------------/ > /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
