Q: How do we answer M1700 when completing a non-visit discharge?
A: Data used to populate the OASIS discharge assessment must come from a physical visit to the patient’s home in which the patient received a comprehensive assessment by a qualified clinician. If a non-visit discharge is required, the discharge OASIS assessment must be documented by the qualified clinician who made the last visit to the patient. Since discharge assessment findings will be from a visit that occurred in the past, the assessment will likely not reflect the patient’s true homecare outcomes.
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This post was written by:
Lu Post
Lu Post, RN, MN, COS-C, is president of Home Care Institute, LLC, a technology-based company with a focus on the development of home care and hospice educational resources. She is certified as a clinical OASIS Specialist from the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board, Inc. Lu earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgia State University and her master’s degree as a clinical nurse specialist from Emory University in Atlanta. She has served in a variety of senior leadership and educational roles in some of the largest home care and hospice organizations in the country for over 20 years.
Mon, Feb 1, 2010
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