OASIS-Central

How do we handle a change of diagnosis by a physician?

Q: When a physician writes on the plan of care and changes the diagnosis, do we have to cancel the submission to Medicare, do the correction, and then resubmit to Medicare? Can’t we just do a correction to the plan of care with a telephone order? A: Since a change to the diagnosis is considered an [...]

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If an error is found on the OASIS, what should be done?

Q: If an error is found on the OASIS, what steps should be taken to fix it? A: The OASIS is an important part of the homecare clinical record so accuracy is extremely important. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), corrections to OASIS forms are to be done no differently than corrections [...]

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