RE: discharging medicare A

[Heidi Ebertowski]

You do not need to start a new chart if the res is a discharge return anticipated.  We used to have to do this when a patient was medicare A and went to the hospital but that rule no longer applies.   Heidi Ebertowski,R.N. MDS Care Coordinator Valley Memorial Homes Grand Forks, ND (701)787-7937   fax (701)787-7901 Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you are not the intended addressee,nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee,you are hereby notified that you may not use,copy,disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message.  If you have received this message in error,please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message.  Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Pat Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: discharging medicare A   Please help me clarify what is regulation on medicare A residents. If medicare A goes out to the hospital I d/c return anticipated and upon return I do a sig. change assess./5day or if no change I do na/5day. I then review raps if indicated and pull forward if no changes. I leave 15 mos of assessments on the chart at all times regardless of admit or readmit. I have been told recently to completely d/c chart and start all over with new raps with each admit and that the 15 mos only apples to icf not medicare. Would someone please clarify this for me. thanks for you help pat This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer; do not delive distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. Thank you. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes