You treat each assessment as seperate and answer the question asked regardless of how you coded the previous assessment. So, in this case your answer would be 6. Remember, is is days of order changes, not total order changes.
Ron -----Original Message----- From: Richardson, Christine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dr Orders When to count Here is a question that is puzzling Res admitted 01/01 to Medicare ARD is 01/05 has 3 Dr order changes 14 Day ARD is 01/14 3 Dr orders changes between 01/06-01/14 Question? When counting DR orders for the 14 day assessment do I back track to 01/01 repeating the Dr orders from the 5 day or do I only back track to 01/06 Would the answer on the 14 day assessment be 3 or 6? We think the answer is 6 Christine Richardson LPN/CRNAC Nursing Assessment Coordinator NOTE: This e-mail message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure. It is intended for use only by the person to whom it is addressed. If you have received this message in error, please do not forward or use this information in any way. Delete it immediately and contact the sender as soon as possible by the reply option or by telephone at the telephone number listed (if available). In the event you cannot fulfill your obligation or there has been any improper release of this information, please contact the Privacy Officer at Carondelet Health at (816) 943-4611. /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
