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November ODF Features OASIS-C Guidance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum (ODF) for home health care, hospice, and durable medical equipment (DME) on Wednesday, Nov. 2. When discussing the face-to-face physician encounter requirement, CMS stated that it is a statutory requirement. Because it is law, only Congress can change the law and CMS [...]

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Q: We have a bedfast, male patient who can place and remove the urinal, but cannot place/remove the bedpan. In this situation, how would we answer OASIS-C data element M1840 (Toilet Transferring)?

Q: We have a bedfast, male patient who can place and remove the urinal, but cannot place/remove the bedpan. In this situation, how would we answer OASIS-C data element M1840 (Toilet Transferring)? A: OASIS-C data element M1840 is intended to identify the patient’s ability to get to and from and transfer on and off the [...]

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Open Door Forum Makes OASIS-C Announcements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum (ODF) for homecare, hospice, and durable medical equipment (DME) on Wednesday, September 28. The following are some OASIS-C highlights that may be of interest to homecare providers. HAVEN/OASIS grouper update The updated versions of HAVEN and the OASIS grouper are now available [...]

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Customize Care to Meet the Patient’s Needs

Everyday, clinicians confront tough questions, those that require knowledge of certification, payment, and documentation requirements. Here’s an example. With the push toward best practices, do you think it’s a good idea to establish visit patterns for the initial certification period? Our agency is considering a pattern with minimum visits of three a week for the [...]

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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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CMS Conversion to Personal Logins Under Way

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is in the process of implementing a new way to log in to the OASIS Submission System and CASPER Reports. In the past, the login used has always been a shared login, but now agency users will be required to register for personal login IDs. The shared agency [...]

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