In a message dated 1/28/2004 3:03:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, Tanya Jordan <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> writes:
>I have confused myself and need some clarification on what type of review to do now.
>I have a resident that went to the hospital on 12/2 and returned on 12/5, We skilled
>him for medication adjustment and Behavior Management. We did a Medicare 5 day �on
>12/9, we did not do a sign change assessment. He was no longer skilled around 12/14
>so his Medicare was cut. What I need to know is, do we have to do an annual
>assessment in Jan or do we start the schedule over with the Medicare 5 day
>assessment?. If he had not been skilled for those few days he would be due his annual
>review.
>
Your 5 day was a PPS assessment. Your upcoming annual will be an OBRA assessment, so,
just continue on with your previous calendar.
(You will get many e-mails asking how you discharged resident, and people will ask, in
spite of your e-mail, if there was a significant change, etc)!
>
>
>Tanya Jordan, RNAC
>Homewood Retirement Centers
>Williamsport, MD
>Fax 301-582-1819
>
>
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