This is ridiculous, not only will you not get proper reimbursement, it is unreasonable to expect staff to work this way. They do not have to bill that way. Our business office does not make these type of demands, how could you even do an accurate assessment. The only time I will do an ard of day 1 is if the person comes in and goes out the same day.......
ann m schoeny crnac sem haven nursing and rehab 225 cleveland ave. milford, ohio 45150 (513) 248-1270 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 2:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: End-of-the-month MedA admissions 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 /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
