Idr

tex · Aug 22, 2002

GOOD LUCK. YOU DESERVE IT.....TEX

Tookie · Aug 23, 2002

Hope the IDR conference went well - however for this down under interested geriatric (I do mean me l am getting older) what is IDR

Thanks Tookie

bandaidexpert, BSN, RN · Aug 24, 2002

Sandra, IDR means Independent Dispute Resolution. It means we are disputing certain "tags" we do not feel were justified. During the conference call, they asked for additional documents. We have not heard at this time the outcome. Cross your fingers.

dawn

Catsrule16, RN · Aug 31, 2002

Hey Bandaidexpert, how did the IDR go??? Have you guy's heard anything yet?

Tookie · Aug 31, 2002

OK

IDR - is this related to your funding tool - and you are having to justify your documetnation ?

Tookie

Catsrule16, RN · Sep 1, 2002

Sandra,

If a facility feels they were unjustly cited, they can present additional information and an explaination as to why the citation should be lessened or thrown out completely. It's called informal dispute resolution because there is nothing formal about. No one is sworn in, no judge. Just the program managers who review the citations and the facility representatives.

The citations can have penalties assessed to them in the form of monetary fines and/or denial of payment for new admissions who enter the facility under medicare or medicaid funding. So I guess it does have some effect on funding in a round about way. It also doesn't look good on the report sent to the facility that everyone who enters may have access to read.

Tookie · Sep 1, 2002

Thank you Catsrule - l think l have got the drift now - It is interesting to learn the differences.

Tookie

bandaidexpert, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2002

Thanks cats.....you are there for me again. We had not heard anything as of Friday. I did not "Labor" today, so we'll see what tomorrow brings.

dawn