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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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Q: If patient uses walls and furniture as support because he/she doesn’t have an assistive device, what is the best answer for M1860?
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
Q: If patient uses walls and furniture as support because he/she doesn’t have an assistive device, what is the best answer for M1860? A: For (M1860) Ambulation/Locomotion, if a patient does not have an assistive device but is clearly not safe walking alone, Response 3, able to walk only with the supervision or assistance should [...]
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Q: If you admit a patient to home health services and the patient is subsequently referred to outpatient therapy, can you continue any part of the plan of care?
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Q: If you admit a patient to home health services and the patient is subsequently referred to outpatient therapy, can you continue any part of the plan of care? A: Trips outside the home for outpatient therapy, since they are made to receive medical treatment that cannot be provided in the home, do not affect [...]
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Q: If you admit a patient to home health services and patient is subsequently referred to outpatient therapy, can you continue any part of the plan of care?
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Q: If you admit a patient to home health services and patient is subsequently referred to outpatient therapy, can you continue any part of the plan of care? A: Trips outside the home for outpatient therapy, since they are made to receive medical treatment that cannot be provided in the home, do not affect the [...]
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Q: If the patient is totally totally left alone, most of the answers in the functional item will be zero, especially transferring and ambulation. It seems to reflect that the patient is not homebound if I answer 0 in dressing upper, lower body, bathing, transferring and ambulation. Am I correct?
Wed, Dec 29, 2010
Q: It’s hard for me to answer the functional assessment item. If the patient is totally totally left alone, most of the answers in the functional item will be zero, especially transferring and ambulation. It seems to reflect that the patient is not homebound if I answer 0 in dressing upper, lower body, bathing, transferring [...]
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What assessments can be used for M1910?
Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Q: Is the Falls Risk Assessment in M1910 the only assessment we need to use to be able to answer “Yes” on M1910? If we need an additional assessment to answer “Yes”, what does CMS recommend for the RN to use to assess? A: OASIS-C does not provide a Falls Risk Assessment associated with M1910, [...]
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