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How do we handle a change of diagnosis by a physician?

Q: When a physician writes on the plan of care and changes the diagnosis, do we have to cancel the submission to Medicare, do the correction, and then resubmit to Medicare? Can’t we just do a correction to the plan of care with a telephone order? A: Since a change to the diagnosis is considered [...]

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Physicians and Homecare, Part II: Care Management 2010

OASIS-C and RACs place an agency’s care processes in the spotlight, especially those involving care management and collaboration with physicians. Relationship to OASIS-C The OASIS-C also addresses connections between agency clinicians and physicians and has generated much discussion about the best ways an agency can manage the care processes that the initiative will measure. The [...]

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