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OASIS
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Assessment: FOR OASIS ACCURACY, EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL JUDGMENT

M1032 and M1034 replace the dreaded life expectancy OASIS item.

Each patient assessment with inaccurate data chips away at your agency’s risk adjustment score. That can make you look bad in comparison to your competitors.

In OASIS C, prognosis items M1032 (Risk…



OASIS C Update : TRAIN STAFF ON OASIS C CHANGES

Check out latest CMS ‘errata’ document.

Don’t incorporate errors in your staff training. Stay on top of OASIS C clarifications and corrections from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

It’s good to repeat key points in your OASIS training. “OASIS C…



Documents
WOCM Guidance on OASIS Skin and Wound M0 Items
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Guidance on OASIS Skin and Wound Status M0 Items.
CMS OCCB Q&As, October 2008
This is a link to the Q&As and scenarios related to OASIS that the OCCB publishes.
Forms
Preview of OASIS C
This is the latest OASIS-C draft from CMS.
Links
Attachment D
Attachment D (12/2008)
NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Staging Revision
View the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's updated staving system.
Tools
M0246 Guide for Beginners
If you're still getting used to M0246 or if you're new to home health coding, this step-by-step guide will help you navi...
M0246 Decision Tree
M0246 Decision Tree