I don't. In the long run I don't think it would help that much in our facility. We usually run 2-3 in house acquired at all times. This just seems to be our pattern. Also because we are Case Mix, we need to keep our scores high, and pressure sores can boost the scores d/t needing more care etc. It is always a balancing act that we do between payment and qi scores. Soldier on....
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] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pressure sores In a message dated 4/13/2004 3:31:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have been doing a quarterly or annual >early when their healed to get them off the qi reports. Is this what everyone >else is doing. thank you. uh...no That sort of defeats the idea of the QIs being an accurate picture of your facility, doesn't it? >Jean Ann >/---------------------------------------------------------- >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 -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
