we admitted a resident who spent 4 days in the hospital on an observation stay - never actually admitted. He went to the hospital from home. Should I code him as admitting from community or hospital? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 8 by Talino Talino specializes in ER CCU MICU SICU LTC/SNF. 15,619 Visitors; 923 Posts Considering duration of stay, regardless of statuts, hospital. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 10 by MunoRN, RN MunoRN has 10 years experience as a RN and specializes in Critical Care. 64,120 Visitors; 6,142 Posts At least for my facility that's considered an admission from the community since the patient was never admitted to the hospital. There is no "duration of stay" in a non-admitted patient. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 10 by Talino Talino specializes in ER CCU MICU SICU LTC/SNF. 15,619 Visitors; 923 Posts Individual facilities may designate this type of admission as they wished. In the MDS world, we abide by a more stringent regulation ... Quote Code 01, community (private home/apt, board/care, assisted living, group home): if the resident was admitted from a private home, apartment, board and care, assisted living facility or group home. Code 03, acute hospital: if the resident was admitted from an institution that is engaged in providing, by or under the supervision of physicians for inpatients, diagnostic services, therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, and the treatment and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons. Rationale Understanding the setting that the individual was in immediately prior to facility admission/entry or reentry informs care planning and may also inform discharge planning and discussions. RAI, pp A-24, A-25 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 12 by MunoRN, RN MunoRN has 10 years experience as a RN and specializes in Critical Care. 64,120 Visitors; 6,142 Posts On 6/10/2019 at 4:25 AM, Talino said: Individual facilities may designate this type of admission as they wished. In the MDS world, we abide by a more stringent regulation ... RAI, pp A-24, A-25 Facilities aren't actually free to designate a patient as inpatient vs observation (outpatient) as they wish, these are strictly defined designation by MDS regulations. If you're coding a patient as having come directly from an inpatient admission, but was never coded as an inpatient, that would be a false claim. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jun 12 by Talino Talino specializes in ER CCU MICU SICU LTC/SNF. 15,619 Visitors; 923 Posts Code 03 does not distinguish inpatient and observation stay in a hospital. It is used primarily for demographic tracking to assist in care planning, not reimbursement. But if you have a more specific reference to clarify the RAI, please share. We may be deviating from original poster’s question. When in doubt, contact your state RAI Coordinator. Edited Jun 12 by Talino Brevity 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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