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OBQM Looks at Avoidable Instead of Adverse

For almost nine years, homecare providers have been getting reports on their agency’s adverse event outcomes as part of Outcome-based Quality Monitoring (OBQM). From the beginning, many realized there could have been a better name for this outcome. Adverse means something harmful or unfavorable occurred. However, according to the official definition, each event, because of [...]

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How do we answer data element M2300?

Q: The data element M2300 asks if the patient been to the ER since the last OASIS was completed. Should we answer No if the patient had not been to the hospital until this transfer? Here is an example:  We admit on 02-02-10 and there is no patient ER visit or hospitalization until we transfer. [...]

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OASIS-C Emergent Care Will Equal Emergency Room Care

When one thinks of emergent care it is almost synonymous with the hospital emergency room. This common assumption was the cause of much confusion in OASIS-B1, M0830, emergent care. Response 3, doctor’s office emergency visit/house call, is the source of the problems and also possible inequities in outcome results. With the new OASIS-C set to [...]

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Has the reason for emergent care data element changed in OASIS-C?

Q: Now that the definition of emergent care has changed to equal emergency room care, has the reason for emergent care data element changed as well? A: Yes.  OASIS-C has expanded and revised the choices. The new data element, M2310, lists 18 reasons for emergent care compared to the previous eight that were listed. Respiratory [...]

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