Category: MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process

Question: A resident’s last therapy day was on 3/5. He didn’t go home until the afternoon of the next day, 3/6. Can I combine the OBRA Discharge and the PPS Discharge assessments, or since the last covered day and physical discharge are different days, do they need to be done …

Question: A resident’s wheelchair tipped backward in therapy. The physical therapy assistant was able to catch him, but it resulted in a skin tear to the arm. The resident remained in the wheelchair and did not come to rest on the ground. Should this be coded as a fall? Answer …

Question: A resident on a Medicare Part A stay was sent to the emergency department by ambulance at 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 2 and returned to the facility just after midnight without being admitted to the hospital. Would this situation qualify as an interrupted stay? Answer from Jeff Taylor:The interrupted …

Question: If the registered dietitian documents a resident is at risk for malnutrition within the MDS look-back period, can “risk for malnutrition” be coded on the MDS section I5600? Answer from Jennifer LaBay RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC: Since this is section I, the documentation can ONLY come from a …