Perhaps if you mentioned to them that knowingly giving inaccurate information on a MDS is falsifying a part of the medical record and is fraud which has legal and licensure implications would help. Also, I hate to think of what a survey team might do if they figured it out. It might help for the in service department to get a lawyer or similar to give an in service on legal aspects of documentation. I know the latest thing that blew me out of the water was someone using white out on a MD order sheet. Boggles the mind at times.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RUGS/therapy vs nsg I would never omit anything on the MDS to get higher reimbursement.My question was answered nicely[thank you Nathan].Usually when I have an SE3,I have no therapy mins in the ard timeframe.This time I did,so was concerned that the FI would question it.Most of our admits come in and Rug into rehab.I often use 1 or 2 grace days[we do therapy 6 days a week]Our most often Rug is RV etc.I usually can't answer yes to a parenteral iv and iv med in the last 7 days.T he particular scenario that I asked about I could...In the same vane is anyone else as MDS coordinators having to give PEP talks to other disciplines about the absolute need to answer the questions honestly.We had this discussion at our management meeting this a.m. as activities is a concern on our QA report.I keep emphasizing that somethings can be explained.I tell them not falsify the record to improve the QA. /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
