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Implementing Best Practices for Heart Failure Patients
The new OASIS-C includes new data elements that measure an agency’s process for responding to heart failure issues that are included in the cardiac status section. These two new items, M1500 Symptoms in Heart Failure Patients, and M1510 Heart Failure Follow-up, are completed on transfer and discharge. They appear individually within a new section labeled [...]
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Heart Failure Interventions: Guidelines for Clinicians
Tue, Jun 8, 2010
As clinicians strive for accuracy in implementing OASIS-C, they must have access to resources that will help them complete these new data elements. The following data resources will help in answering your OASIS-C questions: Review of the clinical record that would include physical assessment data, weight trends, and clinical tools and documentation of the heart [...]
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Q: Which multi-factor tool should we use for falls risk assessment?
Thu, Jun 3, 2010
Q: Which multi-factor tool should we use for fall risk assessment? A: Home health agencies are not mandated on which fall risk assessment tool they should use. In fact, like all process elements on the OASIS-C assessment, use of a standardized tool is optional. For M1910, Fall risk assessment, if a standardized tool is used, [...]
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Measuring Best Practice Compliance
Wed, May 19, 2010
Learn how to measure best practice compliance with these tips: Aggregate, analyze, and assess outcomes for ongoing performance improvement of new agency evidence-based processes Develop clinician scorecards for compliance to new agency best practices Prior to hiring of new staff: – Job description must outline and mandate agency’s best practice policies and compliance needed Review [...]
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Q: Must the physical therapist complete the discharge OASIS or can the physical therapy assistant complete it under the therapist’s supervision?
Mon, May 3, 2010
Q: Must the physical therapist complete the discharge OASIS or can the physical therapy assistant complete it under the therapist’s supervision? A: The only disciplines qualified to complete the assessment with OASIS are registered nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists. Licensed practical nurses and therapy assistants cannot complete assessments nor can their visits [...]
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Physicians and Homecare, Part II: Care Management 2010
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
OASIS-C and RACs place an agency’s care processes in the spotlight, especially those involving care management and collaboration with physicians. Relationship to OASIS-C The OASIS-C also addresses connections between agency clinicians and physicians and has generated much discussion about the best ways an agency can manage the care processes that the initiative will measure. The [...]
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