Inaccurate Discharge MDS Coding
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to accurately complete the discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) for one of three reviewed residents. Specifically, a resident who was discharged home with home health services was incorrectly coded on the discharge MDS as having been discharged to an acute hospital. This error was confirmed during an interview and record review with the MDS Coordinator, who acknowledged that the discharge status was inaccurately recorded on the MDS. According to the CMS Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual, the discharge status should have been coded as discharge to the community when the resident was sent home.