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Tips for Proper Completion of M1012

OASIS-C data element M1012 identifies medical procedures that the patient received during an inpatient facility stay within the past 14 days that are relevant to the plan of care. In the future, this data element could be used to calculate risk adjustment, which impacts your agency’s outcomes. Accuracy of this data element is vital. When [...]

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Confusion Prevails Over M0102 and M0104

Over the last few weeks, many providers have expressed confusion over data elements M0102 and M0104 on the OASIS-C assessment. Let’s clarify each of these data elements. The first data element, M0102, reads “Date of Physician-Ordered Start of Care (Resumption of Care): If the physician indicated a specific start of care (resumption of care) date [...]

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Q: For (M1730) Depression Screening, for what situation would a response of “NA” be used as opposed to a response of “0″?

Q: For (M1730) Depression Screening,  for what situation would a response of “NA” be used as opposed to a  response of “0″? A: For (M1730) Depression Screening, a response of “NA” to the PHQ-2 scale would be used in patients who are unable to respond to the assessment, as in patients who are unresponsive. A [...]

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Influenza Data Element Guidance

M1040: Influenza Vaccine: Did patient receive the influenza vaccine from your agency for this year’s influenza season (October 1 through March 31) during this episode of care? Definition of episode of care is from SOC/ROC to transfer or discharge Question should be answered “yes” or “no” if any portion of the episode falls within the [...]

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What assessments can be used for M1910?

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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Can we add the items in M2250 to our referral and then the physician can give us additional orders at time of referral?

Q: My position consists of auditing, coding, and teaching new employees about OASIS-C.  I recently met with one of our committees and their concern is regarding M2250. We know that physicians can be difficult to reach to get orders in order to answer “Yes” to M2250 items. Can we add the items in M2250 to [...]

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