----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: ROM vs Voluntary
movement
Section G4 is measuring Functional Limitations in
Range of Motion. A resident who was not able to move his joint--required
passive range of motion--would be coded as a limitation in range of
motion. Look at the example on the top of page 3-111. In the example,
the resident has flaccid hemiparesis. The example codes the resident
with Limitation on one side of the body.
The intent of the question is not to determine if
it is possible to move the joint through the full range of motion, it is to
identify limitations that interferes with daily functioning particularly with
activities of daily living, or places the resident at risk of
injury.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:29
AM
Subject: ROM vs Voluntary
movement
I keep getting confused on this point. In the manual it keeps
refering to active assistive ROM. What if you have a patient that
requires PROM and has no limits with that. Since it is not active
assistive would they decreased ROM? I have to inservice on
documentation and this is always a grey area for me. I thought it
means that if they have ROM with PROM you wouldn't code for decreased
ROM. Help, please.
Michelle
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