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When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?

Q: When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed? A: If the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of the episode after a qualifying inpatient facility admission, a resumption of care assessment [...]

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Follow-up and Other Follow-Up Assessments

The follow-up/recertification (FU) assessment must be completed when a patient is being recertified to continue care for additional episodes. The regulations require that a comprehensive assessment be completed at least every 60 days, and this must occur in the five-day window (days 56–60) before the end of the current episode. Example The start-of-care date of [...]

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Agency Competence: Clinical Records, Part II

Homecare episodes can be tracked by “events”—admission, resumption, new orders, recertification, discharge. Clinical record evaluation should address each one. Admission and recertification Ensure that all required documentation is present, whether via hard copy or as indicated by electronic processing of the admission. Conduct reviews related to OASIS in conjunction with review of other record documents. [...]

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If the recertification is due today (12-29) and certification begins after the new year, which OASIS do I use?

Q: We have a recertification due today 12-29-09 (within 5 day window period), certification begins 01-02-10. I would like to know if I can still use 2009 OASIS? A: The M0090 date on the assessment dictates the assessment that should be used. The OASIS-B1 assessment should be used for assessments with a M0090 date before [...]

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Follow-Up and Other Follow-Up Assessments

The follow-up/recertification (FU) assessment must be completed when a patient is being recertified to continue care for additional episodes. The regulations require that a comprehensive assessment be completed at least every 60 days, and this must occur in the five-day window (days 56–60) before the end of the current episode. Example The start-of-care (SOC) date [...]

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