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Should a guide dog be considered when answering OASIS-C caregiver questions?

Q: I seem to remember reading somewhere that a guide dog can be considered when answering the caregiver questions, but I cannot locate the information. Do you know if this is accurate? A: According to Question 27 of the CMS OCCB Q&As (October 2009): If required for a patient’s safe function, service animals should be [...]

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Login Changes to OASIS-C Submission System Start Today

What do Illinois, Iowa, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands all have in common? You may not think much, but starting today their home health agencies no longer have shared logins. Today is the first day of the implementation of the new login system for the OASIS Submission System and CASPER Reporting. The switch from [...]

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2010 Clinical and Financial OASIS-C Perspectives

Homecare agencies are entering 2010 with an immediate need to implement the new version of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set, known as OASIS-C. Although there were many months available in 2009 for preparation, OASIS-C will have a significant effect on agency operations, most notably due to an expanded focus on agency processes. Implementation will [...]

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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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A Reader’s “Ode to OASIS-C”

Inspiration can come from many things.  For one of our readers, her inspiration was OASIS-C! Diane Guthrie is an RN and Clinical OASIS Specialist at Susquehanna Home Care & Hospice in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  Read Guthrie’s original  “Ode to OASIS-C” below! ODE TO OASIS-C (OR- I’VE FALLEN AND CAN’T GET UP): I LOVE MY JOB, BUT [...]

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OASIS-C Common Wound Terms

There are many different wound terms in the OASIS-C that you must understand to properly complete it.  Below find the definitions of some common wound terms: M1320 (pressure), M1334 (stasis), M1342 (surgical) “Status” of most problematic ulcer or wound: - Newly epithelialized: Wound bed covered, no exudate, no eschar/slough, no infection - Fully granulating: 100% [...]

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