OASIS Alert
PREPARE STAFF FOR RAPID CHANGES
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What to do first: OASIS C, Coding, or PPS?
OASIS C complexities and other home health changes will challenge your staff. Use these resources to get started on training.
• Wound Care Coding Secrets for Home Health. Tues. Dec 1, 1 p.m. ET. Inaccurate wound coding is one of the most common reasons for RHHI denials. Make sure your wound care coding know-how is up to date by joining consultant and expert coder Trish Twombly for one hour that could save you thousands of dollars.
• OASIS C: When, What, Why and How. Thurs. Dec 10, 1 p.m. ET. Are you prepared to implement OASIS C on Jan. 1, 2010? Join OASIS expert Karen Vance for this indepth look at the new and changed data items in OASIS C.
• Get Ready for HHA PPS for FY 2010. Mon. Dec 14, 2 p.m. ET. Revisions to the Medicare home health prospective payment system take effect on Jan. 1, 2010. Join consultant and billing expert Aaron Little for help in mastering the changes and strategizing your training.
• Home Health Risk Adjustment and Your Coding. Thurs. Jan. 14, 3 p.m. ET. Learn how case mix, risk adjustment and outcomes interact. Join home health and coding expert Tricia Twombly to learn how the ins and outs of risk adjustment affect your agency.
OASIS Alert
- Assessment:
KEY TO OASIS C PRESSURE ULCER ASSESSMENT: TRAIN RIGHT AWAY
Best bet: Start by learning what stage each item asks about. Pressure ulcers could be [...] - Policies & Procedures:
USE THESE 5 AGENCY ACTIONS TO EMPOWER CLINICIANS
Tip: “Date of assessment” includes 24-hours preceding home visit. Surprise! OASIS C clarifications already contradict [...] - Education:
CLINICIANS: TAKE THIS FALL RISK ASSESSMENT CHALLENGE
Find out what your time frame is for assessing fall risk. Don't stop with the [...] - Reader Question:
DISCOVER THIS SUBTLE DIFFERENCE IN WORDING IN OASIS C
This abbreviation means you can consider other relevant examples for that item. Question: When I [...] - Diabetic Ulcers:
PUT YOUR BEST EFFORT INTO DIABETIC ULCER ID AND PREVENTION
Simply saying a wound is a diabetic ulcer isn't enough. Diabetic ulcers hurt the patient, [...] - Inservice:
PREPARE STAFF FOR RAPID CHANGES
What to do first: OASIS C, Coding, or PPS? OASIS C complexities and other home [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
GET READY FOR DIAGNOSIS CODING CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1
Watch for V code overuse, CMS warns. In the chaos of preparing for OASIS C, [...] - News You Can Use:
USE OASIS C TRAINING CALLS AND VIDEOS FOR FREE INSERVICE.
CMS provides 3 "Train the Trainer" calls. Transitioning to OASIS C is going to be [...]