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Patti Garibaldi, RN, BA, Director of Clinical Consulting 9 Nov 2010 | 07:01 am
Question: If therapy does not start right away on day of admit, am I required then to do a Start of Therapy PPS MDS? Answer: A Start of Therapy MDS (SOT) is an optional non-scheduled assessment. M...
Patti Garibaldi, RN, BA Director of Clinical Consulting 9 Nov 2010 | 06:35 am
Question: We are transmitting our 5 day MDS and we are getting a Nursing RUG for day 1 and therapy RUG for the other days. Why is this happening? Answer: It sounds like you are coding your MDS as a ...
Meet the Experts 14 Sep 2010 | 11:10 am
Tracy Fritts, PT Regional Vice President for Consonus Rehab Tracy Fritts received her Master’s of Science in Physical Therapy from Pacific University. She is licensed as a PT in Oregon and Washingto...
Discharge Assesments: Wound Progress 14 Sep 2010 | 07:22 am
Q: How do I complete section M on the discharge assessment if the resident is no longer in the facility and I cannot measure the wound or know what the wound bed looks like? A: Each facility usually ...
Discharge Assesment Completion 14 Sep 2010 | 07:20 am
Q: Who do I have to complete discharge assessments on and what happens if the resident leaves unexpectedly and I cannot complete the resident interviews? A: Discharge assessments are now required on ...
Interview Documentation 14 Sep 2010 | 07:17 am
Q: Where do I document all my results from the interviews I complete? A: The MDS 3.0 is now a source document. If the resident is interviewable, the answers that they give are directly documented ...
MDS 3.0 Oct. 1 Preparation 14 Sep 2010 | 07:13 am
MDS 3.0 is now here and many work flow processes must be reviewed and considered as facilities move forward to understand and complete all the assessments that are now either required. Education of st...
Time Coding 11 Sep 2010 | 10:57 am
Q: A therapy aide prepares a treatment space by gathering weights and adjusting equipment for 5 minutes, then spends 10 minutes transporting Mrs. Smith to the therapy area. Mrs. Smith then receives ...
Rehab RUG Determinations 11 Sep 2010 | 10:54 am
Q: If a Med A patient stays long enough for only 4 days of therapy, how can a Rehab RUG level be obtained since Section T projections have been eliminated from MDS 3.0? A: The Medicare Short Stay A...
Concurrent Therapy Considerations 11 Sep 2010 | 10:50 am
Q: How does CMS define “concurrent” therapy treatments and what is the impact of providing treatments with this mode? A: For Medicare Part A, concurrent treatments occur when two patients are bein....
