You are correct. She will not meet the 60 day wellness related to her having been given IV's prior to hospital admit.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Lorraine Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A resident has been in my facility for years, on medicaid. recentlyshe became ill, and was placed on IV therapy for a few days before going to the hospital. she did have a 3 day stay there. my question is- once she returned, do I put her on Med A? I am thinking no since she had skilled care the last few days before she left our facility, therefore does not meet the 60 days of unskilled care criterial. Please advise and thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Click, drag and drop. My MSN is the simple way to design your homepage. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200364ave/direct/01/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
