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Must we complete a transfer assessment for an inpatient observation stay of more than 24 hours?

Q: Must we complete a transfer assessment for an inpatient observation stay of 24 hours or longer? A: OASIS-C changed the instructions for completion of the transfer assessment. It is necessary to complete it when the patient has been admitted to an inpatient facility for 24 hours or longer. The instructions state that short-stay observation [...]

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OASIS-C Start of Care Questions May Cause Survey Issues

There are two new data elements in OASIS-C that ask about the start of care date: • M0102, date of physician-ordered start of care (resumption of care), and • M0104, date of referral (date the agency received the written or verbal referral for initiation of care). According to the Conditions of Participation, §455(a), the start [...]

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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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