Just because you score high in this area does not mean you automatically have a problem in your facility. The high score should trigger an investigation/audit of pain management - look at the patients that are included in your sample -are they being assessed and managed properly? Is the MDS accurately capturing the correct code? Do you have a higher percentage of residents admitted with pain management issues - this will increase your percentage as well. You may or may not have a problem - you need to start by collecting some data. Good luck. Holly McGran MSN RN
> -----Original Message----- > From: Holbeny, Marylynn [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: > > I have been doing some comparisons in the Medicare Nursing Home web site on pain > management. Out nursing home scores 20% for Residents with pain. I noticed some > Nursing homes have 0%. How do they get this score and how can I get our Nursing > Home to get there. Do these comparisons come from the information on the MDS from > the pain section? In our facility we would like to decrease our pain score for a > quaility improvement project. We get so many acute patients here on the TCU that it > is going to be hard to get the pain score down? I would appreciate any input. > Mary lynn > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, may contain > information that may be confidential or > privileged and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is > addressed. If you are NOT the intended > recipient, you must delete this message and attachments and are hereby notified that > any disclosure, copying, or > distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, > including any attachment, is to be a > legally binding signature. > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
