You would code the MDS sections just as you would for a resident with late stage
Alzheimer's disease. There are options in many of the sections to take if you cannot
have a resident read, for example, or do balance test.
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From: Dorothy Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Feb 24, 2004 10:33 AM
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Subject:
WE have a resident, who, if not for the families objections, could be
diagnosed as "persistent vegitative state". Because she does not have
that diagnosis, I'm confused about how to correctly code the sections
that would be omitted if she had that diagnosis.
I'd appreciate your assistance.
Thanks,
Dorothy
Dorothy Wolfe, BSN, MDS Coordinator
The Virginia Home
1101 Hampton St.
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: 804-359-4093 X227
Fax: 804-358-4075
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