[Solved]: When a significant, uncorrected error has been…

When a significant, uncorrected error has been identified, what qualifies the error as significant requiring a significant correction of a prior comprehensive or Quarterly assessment? The resident had two uncorrected errors identified. The resident’s birthdate was coded as January 1, 1936, but the correct birthdate is January 19, 1936. The clinical status was misrepresented, and a subsequent assessment with the correct information was not submitted. The resident was admitted to hospice after the assessment’s ARD but before the assessment was completed. 30. A long term resident fell, fractured her femur, had a three-day stay in the hospital, and returned on a Medicare Part A stay. The interdisciplinary team noted that while the fall was coded on the OBRA Discharge assessment, it was not reflected as a fall with a major injury. What is the correct course of action now? Capture the level of injury of the fall on a combined Significant Correction of Prior Discharge/5-Day PPS assessment. Modify the OBRA Discharge assessment to add the correct injury level of the fall. Inactivate the OBRA Discharge assessment and perform a Significant Change in Status Assessment to capture the fall prior to reentry. Schedule the 5-Day PPS assessments and code the fall that happened prior to hospitalization in J1800 and J1900C on the current assessment.