RE: 6months left to live/Hospice

[Ann Schoeny]

I JUST LOOKED AT THE MANUAL AGAIN AND IT SPECIFICALLY STATES "A DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATION THAT THE RESIDENT HAS6 MONTHS OR LESS TO LIVE MUST BE PRESENT IN THE RECORD BEFORE CODING THE RESIDENT AS TERMINAL ON THE MDS"  3-147

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Schoeny
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: 6months left to live/Hospice

YOU NEED AN MD STATEMENT THAT  6 MONTHS OR LESS. MOST MDS WON'T WRITE THIS.  PEOPLE STAY ON HOSPICE FOR A LONG TIME, LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS AT TIMES.

-----Original Message-----
From: JenVo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 6months left to live/Hospice

Hello,

I know this has been on the board in the past but up until now it has never been an issue with me. My DON believes that all Hospice residents should be coded in the End stage disease/6 months or less to live in J section. I told her that via the  MDS manual it states a doctors certification must be present in the chart in order for this to be coded. and I haven't seen any kind of certification of this kind in our hospice resident's charts. She states its automatically assumed because they can't be admitted unless they are deemed 6 months or less to live.

So what does the group think?

Jenvo in Missouri

As always-Jen

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