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.
For example, a Medicare-required 14 day assessment with an ARD of day 8 (4 days early) would be paid at the default rate for the first 4 days of the payment period that begins on day 15. Assessment Reference Date: The Assessment Reference Date (ARD) is the date that signifies the end of the look back period. This date is used to base responses to all MDS coding items. OE Ã¸: Intent to establish a common temporal reference point for all staff participating in the'resident s. assessment