but what if you don't know if you will even get another referral for that patient to return...we are hospital based and never know for sure if they will return or be refereed back when they are discharged to acute care.
Tammy Gola BSN, RN, CRNAC Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Transitional Care Unit 575 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA. 187641-0001 570-552-5417 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Orth, Ron A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:03 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: discharge tracking form Should code as "discharge-return anticipated" . Bedholds do not impact the way you code the discharge tracking forms. Ron -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: discharge tracking form Hi A patient was admitted to the facility on 1/21 and transferred to the hospital on 2/6.She was not eligible for bed hold(not in facility 30 days).Would you code have discharge -return not anticipated? The patient was admitted back to the facility 3/2 Thanks /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
