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New OASIS-C2 Manual Effective Jan. 1 Contains Important Clarification You Shouldn't Miss

Take a look at the new version of the OASIS-C2 Guidance Manual, which is effective Jan. 1. The new Manual available at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/Downloads/OASIS-C2-Guidance-Manual-Effective_1_1_18.pdf contains an important clarification about the “One Clinican” rule, a CMS staffer said in the Aug. 9 Home Health Open Door Forum. “Agencies may have the comprehensive assessment completed by one clinician,” CMS says in Chapter [...]
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