OASIS Alert
The Year Is Half Over -- Will Your Agency Be A Winner?
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Tune in and improve wound care outcomes.
• "Wound Infection: Separate Facts From Fallacies." Boost wound care outcomes. Update your knowledge about wound infections and inflammations. Learn how to tell the difference and how to treat problem wounds. Michael Miller, DO, FACOS, FAPWCA; surgeon and world-renowned wound care specialist; Thurs. July 17, 3 pm ET, 60 minutes, http://www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1168.
• "Boost Your Diabetes Coding Accur-acy -- and Reduce Your Home Health Agen-cy's Denials." Learn to get your diabetes coding right the first time and avoid the most common diabetes coding mistakes. Sharon Bonner, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C; coding expert with Supportive Care Solutions in Southfield, MI; Wed. July 23, 3 pm ET, 60 minutes, http://www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1154.
• "How To Gain the Non-routine Supply Bonus." Don't miss out. Learn the ins and outs of getting the extra NRS payment now available. Judy Adams, RN, BSN, HCS-D; clinical and op-erational consultant with LarsonAllen; Wed. Aug. 20, 3 pm ET, 60 minutes, http://www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1183.
• "Differentiate Decubitus Ulcers: Diag-nosis Tools For Survival in Today's Reimburse-ment Era." Learn to sidestep common wound assessment pitfalls. International wound care expert Michael Miller; Thurs. Aug. 21, 1 pm ET, 60 minutes, http://www.audioeducator.com/industry_conference.php?id=1136.
Note: To browse and order Eli home care audioconferences or CDs of past conferences, go to http://www.audioeducator.com, and se-lect "home health" from the healthcare specialty box or call 800-508-2582.
Note: To review CMS' Q&As on discharge assessments, go to http://www.qtso.com, click on "OASIS" then on "OASIS Q&As." Look at the Q&As in Categories 2 and 3.
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