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Providers Protest Addition Of Height, Weight To OASIS

Published on Fri Oct 23, 2015

Home care is not the same as inpatient care, commenters told CMS. Many commenters on the 2016 home health PPS proposed rule support Medicare’s intention to add a pressure ulcer quality measure. But home health agencies do want to see some important changes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is “considering whether body mass index (BMI) should be used [...]
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