Re: Rehab RUG

[Jenny Boring]

Title: Rehab RUG

Have you tried manually calculating the RUG Grouper? The link below is a link to the 44 Grouper worksheet for Medicare. Is it possible that your resident falls into both a Rehab and Extensive Services category? If so, which category has the highest Case Mix Index? I'm not sure if this is what's going on in your situation without more data.. but this might be a starting point for you.   Calculate the assessment manually using this worksheet. Since Medicare index maximizes.. see which RUG categories your resident qualifies for, then see which one has the highest CMI. Not the highest rate, but the highest index.   http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mds20/mds44ws2.pdf   Good luck! Jenny Boring, R.N., B.A. Director, Board of AANAC ----- Original Message ----- From: rlabarge (Becky LaBarge) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:51 PM Subject: Rehab RUG Need help understanding why a resident with IV meds, IV fluids, blood transfusions, surgical wounds, internal bleeding coded on MDS still comes out at a Rehab RUG - RMB (PT 5 days 180 minutes/Section T - 3 days 365 minutes) instead of an SE3. Can anyone help?  Thanks.  Becky Confidentiality Notice:  This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.  Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited.  If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.  If you are the intended recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, please notify this office immediately.