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When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?

Q: When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed? A: If the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of the episode after a qualifying inpatient facility admission, a resumption of care assessment would [...]

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A patient is recertified two days before the end of the certification period. One day before the end of the certification period the patient is admitted to acute care for three days. When discharged from acute care, should we do a resumption of care or a start of care?

Q:  A patient is recertified two days before the end of the certification period. One day before the end of the certification period the patient is admitted to acute care for three days. When discharged from acute care, should we do a resumption of care or a start of care? A: You didn’t mention when the [...]

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If a patient is in the hospital for the last part of their certification period, when should they be discharged?

Q: If a patient is in the hospital for the last part of their certification period, should the patient be discharged effective the end of the certification date or effective the date of the last visit made? A: An agency is free to establish its own policy for determining the date of discharge. It might [...]

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