Question for the group: If you have a new MedA resident admitted in the last day or
two of the month, how do you schedule their assessments? My billing office insists
that I set an ARD nlt the last day of the month and complete the assessment nlt the
3rd working day of the month so they can bill. Scenario: resident is admitted at 5
p.m. Friday, the last day of the month. I set the ARD for the day of admission,
therapy does not see her over the weekend, so I will take projected minutes for the 5
day and make the 14 day the admission assessment. Since we can't project for higher
than an RH, we may be cheating ourselves out of money for the first fourteen days. Is
this how everyone else does it? It seems ridiculous to try to do an assessment on
seven hours worth of observation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. You may
e-mail me privately if you wish.
Thanks,
Renie
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