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Sharon,
While IV antibiotics are skilled services, in order
to pick a resident back up on Medicare A within the 30 day window, the reason
for the Medicare A coverage needs to be for a reason that the resident was
treated in the qualifying hospital stay or that was treated during the skilled
stay in the SNF. So, it is hard to determine from your description whether
or not your resident can be covered.
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Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 12:58
PM
Subject: readmit within 30 days
I have a question
for all of you wonderful people with wisdom. I have a resident adm
2/13/04 to Med A services with dx CA. She was discharged to private pay LTC on
3/31/04 here at this
facility. She recently had an injury to her leg and had to have a
hematoma evacuated due to Lovenox therapy. The wound is now infected and
she needed IV antibiotics via a midline. Can she be put back onto Med A
for these services? It is within the 30 window. Thank you in
advance for your assistance Sharon
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