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Thank you all for your responses, I will pass this
information along to the social worker and she will have to decide which way she
will code it.
Bee
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Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:05
AM
Subject: RE: coding for gender
question
MDS
specifications allow for a "-" to be entered in the gender field. This
indicates that gender is "unknown."
don't say that too loud---next we'll see it on the MDS 3.0
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: coding for gender question
>Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:46:17 EST
>
>In a message dated 3/26/2004 5:40:36 PM Pacific Standard
Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>My Social Worker came to me as I was leaving work today and
ask how to code
>Gender on the MDS for a "Transgender" patient that was just
admitted, any
>suggestions?
>LOL
>I'm sure CMS NEVER foresaw the day when this would be an
issue.
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