I used to work in Pittsfield MA, so I also suffered thru thse audits, not a very fun job we have, so many people to please....so many people to teach to do the right thing....uggh...I just came to...
I'm glad I stumbled into this thread, in Jan. 2009 NY went to case mix for reimbursement based on MDS and I can't tell you how angry I am and annoyed, at one organization I work at. What a miracle...
You are so right and this whole thing is heart breaking. Now into the second attempt at the case mix upload for NYS reimbursement, I find that my MDS role seems to no longer be to get the best...
I am all in agreement with the extra $ spent for the staff to do the work, but since we are salaried, we are expected just to get the job done, so , the facility believes they will win more $ in the...
Yes, I have also joined that "crowd" the facility is so going for the big $" that I am doing extra Quartely's on every applicable state resident to up the score for Case Mix, ... and to top it...
I really feel comfortable that when I sign on R2B I sign that the MDs is complete, not that it is correect, I will not sign for the sections that I feel are inerror, as I said, I am siging R2B, and...
"they are recieving PT and OT, and they are only cut form OT, you must give a cut letter for the OT when it is cut. This is a new rule, and there is a special form for this." VeryBerryRn, can you...
disney158 replied to disney158's topic in Nursing Career
Update : Did I also say that I also put in for the grant for my part time job at another SNF , and also GOT THE GRANT THERE TOO ! So, I have obtained almost $80,00 for 2 SNF"S which is more than...
disney158 replied to disney158's topic in Nursing Career
Thanks to all, this happened yesterday and I am waiting as I am too angry/hurt/annoyed to approach this topic with him. He is the administrator, young ( middle 30's been in the field for about 10...
I don't mean to sound ******, but, I told my supervisor about the opportunity of a grant for the facility, I worked on the grant paperwork endlessley for a month, took it home, aganoized over it ,...
Prioritize, delegate,...."any problems can be blamed on your predecessor?" ... I am perfectly okay with this statement, most times it is true... but fix those problems, first.. make a difference...
disney158 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC
"before cell phones, IMO, there werent as many "emergencies" and if there were emergencies...they were made and recvd from the company phone" :yeah:I am so glad so many people think like I do ! I...
disney158 replied to disney158's topic in Geriatric, LTC
You do have manners and I carry a cell too, but can you believe someone would do this to a resident. And to top it all off , to get natsy to me when I told her not to use the Bluetooth ever on the...