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Assessment Strategies

Successful completion of the OASIS begins with knowledge of the data set. Study the tips in the OASIS Implementation Manual and the OASIS-C Guidance Manual. Read and understand each data element—the definition, times to complete it, specific instructions, and assessment strategies. Familiarize yourself with the flow and organization of the assessment tools your agency uses. [...]

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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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Refresher Course on M0100

Clinicians are getting up to speed on OASIS-C. While conducting in-­service education, it might be good to update their knowledge on data elements that did not undergo major change. M0100, reason for assessment (RFA), is one such data element. The following are a few FAQs: When is the proper time to complete the transfer assessment? [...]

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How do we know if the visit is considered billable?

Q: A patient was discharged from the hospital Monday and was scheduled for a Tuesday morning home health agency admission. Monday night he experienced a problem that required a skilled nursing visit from the on-call nurse who was not able to do an initial start of care OASIS assessment at that visit. Is that visit [...]

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Which OASIS version do we use for discharge?

Q: This question is in regard to the OASIS-C and discharge. When we discharge our current patients with a start of care date in November and December 2009,  do we use the OASIS-B1 or OASIS- C? Synergy is telling us to use OASIS-C, but how can we answer questions we never answered in the original [...]

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