If it's a Medicare A resident readmitted w/o a significant change in condition, you can just the the PPS 5-day & 14 day. However, if you have a sig. change, you need to do the whole ball game all over again. The test, essentially, is "Do the care plans we had still match the patient we had before?" If the answer is yes, don't worry about doing the significant change. If no, you start from scratch w/ another 5 day.
Corey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: 14 day medicare > If an admitted res on medicare goes to hospital after the 14 day admission > assessment is completed with raps and all, is it necessary to do another? Or > can you just code it a 14 day medicare assessment like you would the 5 day? > Thanks. > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -----------------------------------------------------------/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.553 / Virus Database: 345 - Release Date: 12/18/2003 /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
