PDPM Coding Question – Our IDT team writes a progress note for section GG collaboration. Can the note generally state, “Section GG codes vary but IDT team have collaborated to decide on appropriate GG coding for MDS?”

by | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Coding, MDS, PDPM, Q&A

Q: Our IDT team writes a progress note for section GG collaboration. Can the note generally state, “Section GG codes vary but IDT team have collaborated to decide on appropriate GG coding for MDS?”   A: This statement may need to be more detailed for usual...

PDPM Coding Question – Recently, we’ve had several new admissions who have a diagnosis of major depression. Just by talking with some residents in my rounds, I would think depression would be captured on the MDS assessment. I’m told that we almost never capture depression, but our residents seem depressed. What are we missing?

by | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog, MDS, PDPM, Q&A

Q: Recently, we’ve had several new admissions who have a diagnosis of major depression. Just by talking with some residents in my rounds, I would think depression would be captured on the MDS assessment. I’m told that we almost never capture depression, but our...