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.
ï® ARD = Assessment reference date is the. last date of observation. Time begins at. midnight of day one of the lookâback period. and through 23:59 of the ARD. ï® Observation (aka look back period) is the. time period over which the residentâs. condition or status is captured by the MDS. assessment. Most often this is 7 days;