OASIS-Central

Preparing for implementation: Who should agencies and facilities educate about ICD-10-CM/PCS?

Given the many differences between the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS system and the thousands of new codes that will be used, all skilled-nursing facility (SNF) and homecare agency staff members involved in coding should begin preparing for implementation, if they haven’t already. But coders are not the only people who should be involved in training. So [...]

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Post-acute care: Have you created your ICD-10 implementation plan?

Editor’s note: When we launched OASIS-Central in late 2009, we set out to provide you with a continuous flow of relevant and timely information that would help you stay abreast of key changes, important updates and best practices all related to OASIS-C. Now there is another major change that the healthcare industry is bracing itself [...]

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