We Still Love you Holly!!!! Ron
-----Original Message----- From: Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PPS QUESTION D'oh! You are correct, sir. (holly sits back down in the back row) Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor Careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.careplans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Orth, Ron A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:09 PM Subject: RE: PPS QUESTION > However, this would not apply to this scenario since the resident was out to > the hospital for greater than 24 hours. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 5:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PPS QUESTION > > > Not in the bed at midnight, Midnight Rule kicks in. You cannot bill for the > day, and the PPS calendar continues based on the original day of admission, > but you adjust it back a day. (Example, resident admitted on May 1. The 5 > day assessment is done, and res goes out to hospital for observation on May > 9. Returns May 10. You do not bill for May 9, and that day does not count > on the PPS calendar. Thus, May 10 is now day 9 for assessment purposes, and > the assessment window for your 14 day assessment will be May 12-15 rather > than May 11-14. All the other assessment windows are reset accordingly.) > > HS > > Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C > Clinical Editor > Careplans.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.careplans.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:19 PM > Subject: PPS QUESTION > > > > Hello, > > A Part A resident is transferred from our facility, spends 36 hours at the > acute hospital, and is NOT admitted. Returns to us. What do I do about the > PPS calendar? > > Thanks > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -----------------------------------------------------------/ > /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
