OASIS-Central

Post-acute care: Have you created your ICD-10 implementation plan?

Editor’s note: When we launched OASIS-Central in late 2009, we set out to provide you with a continuous flow of relevant and timely information that would help you stay abreast of key changes, important updates and best practices all related to OASIS-C. Now there is another major change that the healthcare industry is bracing itself [...]

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What’s this I hear about having to report ICD-9 codes for the stages of pressure ulcers?

Q: What’s this I hear about having to report ICD-9 codes for the stages of pressure ulcers? A: There are now two subcategories for pressure ulcers: one to identify the site (707.00-707.09) and another to describe the stage (707.20-707.25). Follow these guidelines for reporting a pressure ulcer. • Report two codes (site) to completely describe [...]

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