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Jettison M1012 From Your OASIS Worry List

Published on Thu Mar 24, 2011

Plus: Watch for OASIS-C-based reports and outcomes to go public this summer. You now have one less OASIS-C headache to deal with. Effective "immediately," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has scrapped OASIS item M1012 (Inpatient Procedure) from the assessment in all but name, CMS's Robin Dowell said in the April 13 Open Door Forum for home care providers. CMS is no longer using the item for payment, quality measurement, or risk adjustment. "It's not being utilized by CMS at this point for any purpose," Dowell explained. Therefore, "whatever response the home health agency selects for this item is insignificant," Dowell emphasized. You must enter responses at this point, but whether you choose to list a procedure or select "unknown" or "not applicable" doesn't matter. "Any response that the agency chooses is fine with CMS," she said. Remember: Your agency's own policy and/or private vendors may continue to require [...]
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