Transcript: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen transport molecule in the blood. The disease gets its name from to the shape of the red blood cells under certain conditions.
â¢ The MDS completion date (Item Z0500B) must be no later than 14 days from the ARD (i.e., ARD + 14 calendar days) and no later than 14 days after the determination that the criteria for a SCSA were met.
The date sets the designated endpoint of the common observation period, and all MDS items refer back in time from this point. Some cover the 14 days ending on this day, some 30 days ending on this date, and so forth.