Re: projected PT min w/early discharge

[Joyce Nicholson]

When doing a 0/5 medicare assessment, even if it is the MPAF short form, section T estimated days/minutes is still required and the estimate still count in your RUGs calculation.

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>Subject: Re: projected PT min w/early discharge

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:29:53 EST

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>In a message dated 1/13/2004 4:13:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

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>If the resident is readmitted with no significant change, I do a "0,5"

>(medicare re admit.) and use the short form.  Hence this 5 day assessment only

>accounts for the actual days and minutes the resident accomplished.

>What kind of RUGG level do you receive doing it this way?

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