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OBQM Looks at Avoidable Instead of Adverse

For almost nine years, homecare providers have been getting reports on their agency’s adverse event outcomes as part of Outcome-based Quality Monitoring (OBQM). From the beginning, many realized there could have been a better name for this outcome. Adverse means something harmful or unfavorable occurred. However, according to the official definition, each event, because of [...]

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Outcome and Process Measure Reporting Answers

Here are the answers from yesterday’s outcome and process measure reporting quiz! a. True. Home Health Compare (HHC) will report only on short-term episodes for best practice process measures. If an agency implements a best practice in the first episode and the patient is recertified, M2400, intervention synopsis, will never capture implementation. b. False. The [...]

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Outcome and Process Measure Reporting Questions

Test your knowledge about OASIS-C outcome and process measure reporting. Identify whether each statement is true or false. a. Home Health Compare will not report every best practice an agency implements. b. The “physician-ordered plan of care” for M2250, plan of care synopsis, and M2400, intervention synopsis, refers only to the document, commonly known as [...]

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