Title: Medicare Eligible
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Same thing we do here (I usually
do 5 days).
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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:16
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Subject: RE: Medicare Eligible
We
carry them under the presumed coverage/transitioning, because the resident did
have a hospital stay and it is reasonable to expect them to need theray.
We usually discharge from medicare at day 14 (I'm not comfortable with that
time frame, but it is not my decision). I think it is appropriate to
cover until you do the 5 day and know the resident is stable and not
appropriate for therapy.
Davina DeMerritt, RN
If a resident is
admitted to a Nursing Home after a 3 day hospital stay, and therapy was
ordered, but
unfortunately the resident was not appropriate
for therapy, what does the facility do? For
example, the evaluation was not done until Monday because the
resident was admitted late Friday. How does the
facility bill for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and lets
presume that there is nothing that the facility can
capture from the hospital. Has this ever happened to
anyone? Any help would be much appreciated.
Angie
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