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How do we answer data element M2300?

Q: The data element M2300 asks if the patient been to the ER since the last OASIS was completed. Should we answer No if the patient had not been to the hospital until this transfer? Here is an example:  We admit on 02-02-10 and there is no patient ER visit or hospitalization until we transfer. [...]

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Is a transfer/discharge assessment required if the follow-up was completed in the five-day window?

Q: Is a transfer/discharge assessment required if the follow-up was completed in the five-day window and the patient goes into the hospital, following the completion of the recertification, also within the same five-day window? A: A transfer assessment would be required if the patient was admitted to an inpatient facility for a period of 24 hours [...]

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Data Element Spotlight: Bathing, Toilet Transferring and Transferring

Here is a look at the changes made in OASIS-C on bathing, toilet transferring and transferring: # M1830, bathing (M0670): There are six responses in OASIS-C and some revisions in wording. Response 5 (previously response 4), unable to use the shower or tub, adds that the patient is able to participate in bathing in [...]

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Check out the New Transfer Assessment

OASIS-C became effective on January 1. With all the changes, it’s possible to overlook revisions to the transfer assessment. The new assessment incorporates updated versions of OASIS-B1 data elements from the patient tracking sheet, along with the items on emergent care and inpatient facility admission or discharge. With OASIS-C, the transfer assessment has increased [...]

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Flu and Pneumonia Data Elements

With winter officially upon us, here is some important information regarding flu and pneumonia data elements. Flu vaccine • M1040, influenza vaccine, and M1045, reason influenza vaccine received • Data elements apply at transfer and discharge if the episode overlapped the flu season (October 1 through March 31) • Data element asks about flu vaccine (singular) Pneumonia vaccine • M1050, pneumonia vaccine, and [...]

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