In a message dated 2/27/2004 9:26:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Why wouldn't she be able to do modifications? �The manual doesn't state that only the >person completing the original assessment can modify it. �If an error is discovered >that needs modification, then it should be modified by whoever discovers the error. > Once again, I agree with Holly!! >HS > >Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C >Clinical Editor > >www.careplans.com � [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > �----- Original Message ----- > �From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > �To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > �Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:51 AM > �Subject: Re: Surveyors > > > �They really aren't necessarily going to be sig changes since �they are "probably" > coding errors. �You can't due modifications as you weren't in the building. �I > suggest you do early annuals on everyone and then spread them out when they come due > again so you don't do that every year. > �> > �> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > �> Date: 2004/02/27 Fri AM 05:32:13 CST > �> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > �> Subject: Surveyors > �> > �> Monday I started at a new facility knowing that I was walking into poop chest > �> high. �MDs had not been done for the month of February. �90 minutes after > �> walking in to a new job state showed up. �I was speechless. �MDS were a mess to > �> put it mildly. �Example patient admitted in September ARD was 09/18/03, > �> signatures on front were 01/30/04 and the close date 02/06/04. �Explain that to a > �> surveyor! �Also they found an MDS ARD 12/19/03 that had been coded 8 on bathing. > �> When I looked at the CNA documentation, it clearly stated on 12/17/03 that > �> person had got a bath and was a 4/2. �I copied that and then did a modification. > �> �Luckily the surveyors knew that I had just started and I feel they were > �> easy. �Obviously I got cited for MDS but I think it will be at an E level. �ANy > �> words of wisdom to clear all this mess up would be appreciated. �Obviously due > �> to coding errors I probably will be doing a lot of sig changes. �Upon looking > �> at the history of the MDS it appears this nurse did modifications on almost > �> every assessment she did. �Crazy! > �> Lisa > �> > �> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > �Monday I started at a new facility knowing that I was walking into poop chest high. > �MDs had not been done for the month of February. �90 minutes after walking in to a > new job state showed up. �I was speechless. �MDS were a mess to put it mildly. > �Example patient admitted in September ARD was 09/18/03, signatures on front were > 01/30/04 and the close date 02/06/04. �Explain that to a surveyor! �Also they found > an MDS ARD 12/19/03 that had been coded 8 on bathing. �When I looked at the CNA > documentation, it clearly stated on 12/17/03 that person had got a bath and was a > 4/2. �I copied that and then did a modification. �Luckily the surveyors knew that I > had just started and I feel they were easy. �Obviously I got cited for MDS but I > think it will be at an E level. �ANy words of wisdom to clear all this mess up would > be appreciated. �Obviously due to coding errors I probably will be doing a lot of > sig changes. �Upon looking at the history of the MDS it appears t his nurse did > modifications on almost every assessment she did. �Crazy! > �Lisa > ?N�jnj��ˬ�*'�.�+~�����Ǩ~�^g��Ƨ�(r&����|۫��,��,��� �+v)ڶ�� ����^v�-��,��,���>� z�"�v��.��h�+"[EMAIL PROTECTED]@װ���,�梷���/�ȭ�ƭ��i��0���i�+�
