OASIS Alert
Continuing Education:
TAKE THE STING OUT OF OASIS' PROCEDURE CODES
Published on Tue Apr 27, 2010 
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Clear up your Appendix D confusion, too.
OASIS C offered many new items, but procedure codes might be the trickiest -- and getting them right is crucial.
There’s new guidance for completing key M0 items. Learn how to approach these items in “Diagnosis Coding and OASIS C,” an audioconference presented on Wed., May 26 at 1 p.m. by Tricia A. Twombly with Foundation Management Services in Denton, Texas.
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