north carolina, I can say that I don't spoon feed the surveyors, but my secret goal is to type so many pages of raps, that hopefully they will fall asleep or lose interest at task at hand - you know like most of our residents. The same for care plans.
Claudia >From: m silberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Time studies >Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 06:17:57 -0500 > >Do you work in PA. ???? Sounds very much like a facility here that >requires this type of insanity. > >claudia farrell wrote: > >>Now I can relate.... >> >> >> >> >>Claudia >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Time studies >> >Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 08:51:18 -0500 > >My boss stated we >>complete a full MDS with raps and care plans it should >take 6 hrs. >>For a 14 day and so on 1hr 1/2. For a quarterly it should take 3 >> >hrs. We schedule our day in those time frames. Some MDS always >>take longer >then others. Some are easy with less raps. >She >>investigated I think the Oscar report. I'll ask her to find out how >>she >developed time lines. There is no way a MDS can be down in 20 >>mins. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sherry Salinas >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 >>8:31 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Time studies > > >All I >>can say is they're out in la-la land! > >Maybe you can get >>administration to actually do one in 20 min and then you >get to >>critique it. > >Sherry > >Deb Morell wrote: > >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 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 > > > _____ > > >Do you Yahoo!? >> >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. > Try >it! > >> >PRIVACY NOTICE -4/2/2004- The information contained in this >>message is >privileged and confidential information intended for >>the use of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are neither the intended >>recipient nor the employee >or agent responsible for delivering >>this information to the intended >recipient, you are hereby >>notified that any disclosure, copying, >distribution, or taking of >>any action in reliance on the content of this >information is >>strictly prohibited. > >If you have received this information in >>error, would you be so kind as to >notify us immediately by the >>telephone number provided below and immediately >destroy or delete >>the information. Thank you. > >Telephone Number: 218-749-9408 > > > >> > _____ > >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site >>building tool. > Try >it! > >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Find great local high-speed Internet access value at the MSN >>High-Speed Marketplace.
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