EXAMPLES WHEN PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED AND MADE DO NOT FOLLOW
MUST ENTER FOR EACH:
| DC DATE | DC LOCATION | DC REASON | HOSPITAL ADMIT REASON |
| XX/XX/XXXX | HOSPITAL | ONLY CHOICES ARE RT OR NON RT | ONLY CHOICES ARE CHF, COPD, PNEUMONIA, RT, NON-RT |
| XX/XX/XXXX | HOME | DC PROGRAM | |
| XX/XX/XXXX | DC PROGRAM | DC PROGRAM | |
| XX/XX/XXXX | OTHER LTC/ASSISTED LIVING CENTER | DC PROGRAM | |
| XX/XX/XXXX | EXPIRED | EXPIRED |
IF THE PATIENT COMES BACK AFTER DISCHARGE, NEW ADMIT DATE MUST BE ENTERED WITH RE-EVALUATION. DIAGNONOSIS CODES
DO NOT FREEFORM
ONLY CHOOSE FROM CODES THAT BEGIN WITH: APR-
CHF- PNR-
CHOOSE CORRECT RESIDENT TYPE AND USE CORRESPONDING PROCEDURE CODES
TRACH PTS SHOULD BE ENTERED AS PNEUMONIA PTS AND HAVE AT LEAST ONE FOLLOW UP AS A 37 SO WE KNOW IF THEY HAD PNEUMONIA ON ADMIT AND ARE HIGH PROBABLILITY
(DIAGNOSIS CODE WOULD THEN BE ENTER AS PRESENCE OF A TRACH TUBE)
