Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
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Check Your Codes Against OASIS Responses for Greater Accuracy
Published on Thu Mar 14, 2013 
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Don’t forget etiology when listing a low vision diagnosis.
Before you finalize your diagnosis codes, it’s important to make certain they are an accurate representation of the patient’s condition. One sure way to make certain your claim passes muster is to check that your codes and the related OASIS answers tell the same story.
This cross checking is especially important with diagnoses that may be eligible for case mix points. This table from Ann Rambusch, MSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, RN, with Rambusch3 Consulting in Georgetown, Texas will help you to make certain your codes and the related OASIS items match up.
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