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Why isn’t wound care included in M1810 and M1820?

Q: Why isn’t wound care included in M1810 and M1820? The ability to change a wound dressing is relevant to the patients ability to dress him/herself. The dressing applied to the wound is part of the patients current everyday wear during the time the wound is healing. So it is current normal wear. Please advise. A: [...]

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WOCN Tool for Pressure Ulcers on OASIS-C

Many home health professionals have questions about the changes to the data elements on pressure ulcers. Ask OASIS-Central gets a lot of questions about this subject.  The new data elements are looking for more detail about the pressure ulcers and this forces caregivers to have a true understanding of pressure ulcers and the terms that [...]

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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% granulation tissue, no [...]

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