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Q&A: A new wound specialist disagrees with a wound that was previously coded as a Stage 3 pressure ulcer by the physical therapist and physician. Should I do a modification of the MDS to remove the Stage 3 pressure ulcer? 

Question: A wound certified physical therapist staged a sore as a Stage 3 pressure ulcer. This was also verified with the physician and coded on the last MDS assessment. We have a new wound specialist...

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