how do I change an MDS assessments for Insurance?
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0Apr 25, '12 by crazyforthisI was just notified today that a prior patient had Medicare part A while here from 2/21 to 3/3. How do I change the assessment or do I Modify it to reflect her Medicare? We had no insurance info on her at all when she was here. This was sent long ago and accepted by CMS so I am not sure how to handle this one!
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0Apr 26, '12 by crazyforthisThanks Talino,
Just to clarify... yes I did the OBRA, and there is nothing more I can or should do, correct? Our billing department seems to think I can somehow fix this and I just want to make sure That i am doing my part correctly. I did read pages 653-54. What i understand is that for billing purposes the OBRA assessment I did is what they need to use to get what payment they can. Is that right? -
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0Apr 29, '12 by susanthomas1954Just FYI, always do your admission MDS by day 8, because when this happens, you usually have a rehab rug. Even the long term care admits, because you never know who might have missed a payor source on admission.
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0Apr 30, '12 by crazyforthisSusan,
Are you saying that regardless of pay source or no paysource go ahead and do the OBRA assessments by day 8 also. Just in case.... -
1May 3, '12 by silverbat, ASN, RNyep, do the admission assessment by day 8.crazyforthis likes this. -
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0May 8, '12 by susanthomas1954Yes, you can set it any time in the first 14 days. Most people like to use day 8 just in case there is a skilled payor source. OBRA MDS coordinators like to use day 14 because it gives you a better picture for a comprehensive plan of care. Sometimes seems like the PPS coordinators and the OBRA coordinators are living in different worlds. Actually in OBRA Medicaid world it is better to use day 8 anyway, because you can usually capture a higher ADL score, as people need more help in the first few days getting settled in, and when you consider you are setting a pay rate for three months possibly, you want to capture the highest documented ADL level you can get. Happy Nurse Assessment Coordinator's Day.
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