Agree - I brought this up to Quality insights last summer as the decline in ambulation for the Quality Measures on the 14 day PPS assessment made no sense to me, they remained 8-8 as residents were only walking in therapy dept and not in room or corridor. Walking decline has been dropped from the Quality Measures. Donnie -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Witges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:31 PM Subject: Re: Section G Ambulation
>Does the resident walk in her room, in the hall or the therapy room? If the >only place the resident walks is in the therapy room then they would have 8 >on walking in room and hall. >Michelle > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Green, Ava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:09 PM >Subject: Section G Ambulation > > >> If you have a resident who does not walk in her room, but does walk in >> therapy, do you code on MDS section G for ambulation, or do you code as an >8 >> because they never walked in their room? >> >> Thanks in advance for your help, >> >> Ava >> /---------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >-----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
