A quick re-admission scenario followed by question: Resident is in a Medicare A bed but on Medicaid. He has a 3 day qualifying stay and meets all the criteria for Med A. However, the MDS Coordinator...
The order and precert were dated the day after he was readmitted at about 8 pm, even though the skilled service was present on admission. So that's a good point, why NOT bill day 1 as Medicare? Does...