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Implementing Best Practices for Heart Failure Patients

The new OASIS-C includes new data elements that measure an agency’s process for responding to heart failure issues that are included in the cardiac status section. These two new items, M1500 Symptoms in Heart Failure Patients, and M1510 Heart Failure Follow-up, are completed on transfer and discharge. They appear individually within a new section labeled cardiac [...]

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Refine Referral Process for Start of Care Data Elements

Two new data elements in OASIS-C have been responsible for many questions submitted to Ask an Expert. Those data elements are: M0102, date of physician-ordered start of care (resumption of care) M0104, date of referral Here are some important facts about these data elements: Enter all dates in eight-digit fashion—two-digit date and month, and four-digit year. The source [...]

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Would “teaching” be considered “intervention” related to M1350?

Q: The change in M1350 relates to a lesion or wound “receiving intervention” by the agency. M2250b relates to diabetic foot care. My question is if the patient is diabetic and at risk for or has a diabetic foot ulcer, would we check “Yes” to M1350 if we are only going to teach on diabetic [...]

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Must there be a visit on the date of M0090?

Q: Must there be a visit on the date of M0090? A: M0090 is the last date when the final assessment data are collected. For the SOC assessment, this must be completed within five days of the SOC date. In most situations, assessment data is completed in association  with a patient visit and M0090 would be [...]

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CMS Corrects Data Specifications

Since the posting of Revision 3 of the OASIS-C Version 2.00 Data Specifications, there have been several changes made. CMS has created an errata sheet, which documents and explains these changes. The sheet was released on November 24 and lists all changes that were made to the data specifications up until this date. CMS states that [...]

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