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OASIS-E Will Swap 1 Pain Question Out For 3

CAHPS question on pain remains intact. The federal government’s fight against opioid overuse and abuse will take a home health-specific turn in 2021. That’s when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will eliminate one OASIS item on pain and add three more. Out: CMS will eliminate M1242 (Frequency of Pain Interfering with Patient’s Activity or Movement) from OASIS starting [...]
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