And in a D.A.V.E. audit. Also, if the state you are in were to be Medicaid Case Mix, the financial impact would be a very big deal! Facilities that don't follow the rules for MDSs take a big hit with Medicaid rates in Case Mix states that use the MDS for rates.


From: "Wiedemann, Betty R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: Time studies
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:43:16 -0500

I have one word for those who aren't appreciative of the time involved."
garbage in garbage out. It will show on QI reports"

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Schoeny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:22 AM
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Has your administrator ever attempted to do any of this? It is going to be even more important to be accurate etc with the new DAVe reviews. You can't even go thru a chart in 20 minutes, it takes me 30 min on average to interview. And I usually interview a resident more than once during the assessment period. CRAZY. Good luck. Maybe you need to save all these responses and show then to the muckity-mucks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Connie L. Frank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:13 AM
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Ridiculous. How in the world does that even demonstrate the changes and
adjustments needed as things improve and decline. Defeats the entire idea of
the Nursing Process....




-----Original Message-----
From: Deb Morell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 7:20 AM
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Subject: RE: Time studies



They think all MDS should only take 20 min. They also have demanded we do a
careplan upon admission(same day as admit) one on the 5 day, a new one on
the 14 day and a new one with each quarterly, annual and sign change. Not
just revise old c/p but print out a new one. Deb



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry
Salinas
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 7:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Time studies




20 min?  For a comprehensive or full MDS?  Or a Quarterly?  Before IL
started requiring full MDS for quarterlies, I could do an uncomplicated
quarterly RUGS III MDS in 20 min.



A full MDS takes me anywhere from an hour (for an uncomplicated quarterly or
annual) to three hours (for admissions or complicated ones.)




Sherry

Deb Morell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

We have just been told from our administration that we are taking too much
time doing the MDS, they say it should only take 20 minutes to do a MDS. Can
anyone help me find the time studies that have been done. It sure would help
to show the powers that be it takes much longer. They have been told by
consultants that AANAC is the ultimate in MDS info, so hopefully they will
believe it if the info comes from here, thanks. Deb



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