Ask Proactive – We have a patient who received a skilled stay (34 days) using the spell of illness waiver (related to positive COVID condition and clinical needs). She just returned from the hospital outside her 30-day window, but still has 38 days remaining in the benefit period. Can we skill her again? How many times can we use the waiver for a patient?

by | Mar 2, 2022 | COVID-19, Q&A

Q: We have a patient who received a skilled stay (34 days) using the spell of illness waiver (related to positive COVID condition and clinical needs). She just returned from the hospital outside her 30-day window, but still has 38 days remaining in the benefit period....

Ask Proactive – A resident was admitted with a pressure injury (PI) that was unstageable because it was covered with slough and eschar. I coded it on the admission MDS under M0300F(Unstageable Pressure Ulcers Related to Slough and/or Eschar). I’m now doing a quarterly and the slough has been debrided, but there is still a lot of eschar. Do I still code it as unstageable on the MDS?

by | Feb 23, 2022 | MDS, Q&A, RAI Manual

Q: A resident was admitted with a pressure injury (PI) that was unstageable because it was covered with slough and eschar. I coded it on the admission MDS under M0300F(Unstageable Pressure Ulcers Related to Slough and/or Eschar). I’m now doing a quarterly and the...