I just went thru this, you need to inactivate d/t wrong reason for assessment, I did a 60day for a 30day,(mis coded). You need to inactivate and resubmit with correct AA8a/AA8b...Ann PS use the R2b date of today, or whenever you completed the "new" assessment.
ann m schoeny crnac sem haven nursing and rehab 225 cleveland ave. milford, ohio 45150 (513) 248-1270 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pam Allen > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Modification of the MDS > > Ok, I have a head scratcher here. I was contacted by our billing department today in > regards to a PPS bill for February. The HIPPS code was 55. Resident was skilled at a > SE3 through her 5th day. The NAC who did this attempted to code a quarterly along > with the 5 day. We did a modification to AA8a/AA8b and resubmitted it to the state > and it was rejected with the reason being that AA8a/AA8b can not be modified. Do we > need to inactivate the first inaccurate assessment(with 5/5) or what? I can't seem > to figure it out. Your help would be greatly appreciated. > Pam /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
