PDPM Coding Questions – How should isolation be coded on the MDS since there is guidance to restrict movement around the facility as part of the COVID-19 prevention plan?

by | Mar 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Documentation, MDS, PDPM, Q&A, Reimbursement

Q: How should isolation be coded on the MDS since there is guidance to restrict movement around the facility as part of the COVID-19 prevention plan?   A:   You cannot code isolation on the MDS if it is only in place to prevent contracting the COVID 19...

PDPM Coding Question – How should situations, in which the 3-day qualifying hospital stay normally required for a covered Medicare admission to the SNF is waived due to the national emergency, be reported on the UB04 claim form?

by | Mar 18, 2020 | Medicare, PDPM, Q&A, Regulatory, Reimbursement, SNF

Q: How should situations, in which the 3-day qualifying hospital stay normally required for a covered Medicare admission to the SNF is waived due to the national emergency, be reported on the UB04 claim form?   A: Providers that receive beneficiaries without a...