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When a occupational therapist completes the OASIS-C discharge assessment what OASIS is used?
Q: When a occupational therapist completes the OASIS-C discharge assessment what OASIS is used? The one for physical therapy or the standard one?
A: Agency-specific policy determines which discipline-specific assessment is completed at each time point by each clinician. The OASIS items within this comprehensive assessment are the same regardless of the discipline completing the assessment.
Why isn’t wound care included in M1810 and M1820?
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Q: Why isn’t wound care included in M1810 and M1820? The ability to change a wound dressing is relevant to the patients ability to dress him/herself. The dressing applied to the wound is part of the patients current everyday wear during the time the wound is healing. So it is current normal wear. Please advise.
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In reference to M2250, if the patient has an antidepressant medication on the medication profile, but no symptoms per the standarized tool, can the clinician choose “No”?
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Q: In reference to M2250, if the patient has an antidepressant medication on the medication profile, but no symptoms per the standardized tool, can the clinician choose “No”?
A: M2250, Plan of Care Synopsis reports whether the physician-ordered plan of care includes depression interventions (including medications). The presence of an existing antidepressant medication is considered a [...]
When completing an OASIS, do we compare the patient’s condition and age against other patients of the same age group?
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Q: When completing an OASIS, do we compare the patient’s condition and age against other patients of the same age group?
A: When completing an OASIS assessment, clinicians should perform an independent assessment of the patient’s condition, with no comparisons to other patients, situations or age groups. When CMS publishes outcomes, items used to compare agency [...]
Is it now required that Medicare-certified agencies must complete an OASIS on all patients regardless of pay source?
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
Q: Is it now required that Medicare-certified agencies must complete an OASIS on all patients regardless of pay source?
A: There have been no new requirements modifying Section 704 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, which temporarily suspended OASIS data collection for non-Medicare and non-Medicaid patients. While a comprehensive assessment must [...]
What is the score in which a patient can be considered depressed and what should be done if the patient attains such a score?
Sun, Jun 20, 2010
Q: What is the score in which a patient can be considered depressed and what should be done if the patient attains such a score?
A: If a homecare agency chooses to use the PHQ-2 scale for level-one screening of depression, a response is selected for each row and the points added together. If the [...]
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