COMBINING 5 DAY AND ADMISSION MDS

[Delores234]

I guess I am having a difficult time understanding why you would code the 5 day and admission together except in rare circumstances.  My clients did this when the software would not allow an Admission assessment if we did a 5day, sent the Res. to the Hospital and then tried to do the admission when they returned.

Most software has corrected this.  The Admission is a COMPREHENSIVE assessment.  Don't you want as much time as possible to observe the resident so you can adequately work the RAPS?  What am I missing

And, nurses complain about all of the 'paperwork'.  Fort short term residents not expected to stay 14 days why would you do all of the additional paperwork involved with the admission assessment?  This is an OBRA assessment usually coded "discharge not anticipated".
Delores

PS--if I thought the resident would be discharged before day 14, I would not do the initial with the 5 day--the only time I don't.

Correct!

Delores L. Galias, RN, RHIT

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