engine524

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1. Quarterly MDS

   engine524 posted a topic in MDS

   I'm an RHIT CCS-P in Medical Records in a LTC facility. I have been asked to review the ICD 9 codes in section I3. For a quarterly MDS in section I3 lets say the resident has Alzh Dementia along with other conditions. Wouldn't it be better to ente...

2. MDS as admission assessment

   engine524 replied to skl0923's topic in MDS

   I have a question on Quarterly MDS's. In section I if you have a resident who has Alzh Dementia wouldn't you want to capture that ICD 9 code instead of a new dx code of PVD? I would think that the Alzh Dementia required more care planning than did ...