We schedule all MDS's the same regardless of when they are admitted. We have to have all MDS's completed and submitted for the previous month by the 13th. Billing is done no later than the 15th. Don't get me wrong they certainly expect us to be done in a timely manner/ASAP but we always set our ARD to obtain the RUGS score that is appropriate for each resident. Why would you settle for less? Even in a health care facility income has to equal outgo.
Faye Jones, RN St. Regis Nursing Home 89 Grove Street Massena, NY 13662 Phone: (315)769-2494 Fax: (315)769-3604 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
