I agree with your assessment of UTI's but... what about the presumption
of coverage, i.e. that a resident is entitled to Medicare benefits after
qualifying hospital stay? Could you not admit them med A up through 5 day ARD for
skilled nursing observation? I don't know how many of these you have in any given
month but those extra Med A days add up -- legimitately.
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> From: Callie Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/01/21 Wed AM 08:37:34 EST
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: skilling for UTI
>
> It would depend upon whether the resident requires skilled nursing assessment,
> observation, and/or careplan management by a licensed nurse on a daily basis! UTI's
> can be relatively benign or they can be extremely serious in our resident
> population. We have residents for whom a UTI is a serious medical situation and who
> fit that criteria, however, we do not do IV therapy at our facility so by the time
> the resident returns from the hospital after completing IV antibiotic therapy they
> are generally stable and back to their baseline and I do not pick them up for
> Medicare. If there is reason to think that they still are unstable enough to
> require daily skilled nursing care, you can certainly pick them up. It is the need
> for skilled nursing care that is the driving factor, not the diagnosis.
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can a resident be skilled for a UTI only- no therapy????
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> Caroline Larson, RN, MS, RAC-C
>
> MDS/PRI Coordinator
>
> Fairport Baptist Homes, Fairport, NY 14450
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