You have do to the OBRA assessments, but not the Medicare Assessments. However, if Medicare is the secondary payor you might want to just in case the worker's comp denies.
Ron -----Original Message----- From: Billy Jo Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: workman's comp YES, YOU HAVE TO DO MDS ASSESSMENT'S ON EVERY RESIDENT ADMITTED TO YOUR NURSING UNIT. BILLIE STEWART, RNAC -----Original Message----- From: Sophie Kirkella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 1:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: workman's comp Hi all, If someone's stay is covered by workman's comp are we required to do Medicare MDS assessments? _____ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April <http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html> 15th /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
