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When completing an OASIS, do we compare the patient’s condition and age against other patients of the same age group?

Q: When completing an OASIS, do we compare the patient’s condition and age against other patients of the same age group? A: When completing an OASIS assessment, clinicians should perform an independent assessment of the patient’s condition, with no comparisons to other patients, situations or age groups. When CMS publishes outcomes, items used to compare [...]

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Which OASIS version do we use for discharge?

Q: This question is in regard to the OASIS-C and discharge. When we discharge our current patients with a start of care date in November and December 2009,  do we use the OASIS-B1 or OASIS- C? Synergy is telling us to use OASIS-C, but how can we answer questions we never answered in the original [...]

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