OASIS-C
07/18/2025
A fluid-restricted diet is considered a therapeutic diet for K0520D (Nutritional approaches - therapeutic diet) if the patient’s fluid restriction is prescribed in order to manage a disease or clinical condition, CMS clarified in the recent July quarterly OASIS Q&As. 
07/18/2025
It would not be appropriate to assume stage 3a chronic kidney disease (CKD) for a patient with documented stage 3a chronic renal impairment if the provider does not specifically state CKD in the documentation, the Coding Clinic stated in their recent Q2 2025 guidance update.
06/18/2025
Implementing quarterly clinician shadowing — or auditing — can be a useful tool in ensuring OASIS accuracy. This can impact your payments under PDGM, as well as whether you get a boost or a deduction under HHVBP.
06/12/2025
Do not misinterpret the intent of OASIS transfer questions under GG1070A-E (Mobility) as a direct match to M1850 (Transferring).
05/15/2025
The OASIS item M1810 for upper body dressing factors into PDGM payments, yet it's often answered incorrectly due to confusion between this item and GG0130F.
04/03/2025
Don’t confuse the location-specific assessment of M1830 (Bathing) with the location-independent assessment of GG0130E (Shower/bathe self) when assessing for the items related to bathing on the OASIS.
03/20/2025
It is important to accurately assess for the OASIS-E items that pertain to feeding and eating — M1870 (Feeding or eating) and GG0130A (Eating). While both the M items and GG items address Activities of Daily Living and mobility, there are important differences in the rules and conventions governing the items that will impact scoring.
03/06/2025
Make sure clinicians are assessing patients based on the specific tasks for the two different toilet transfer questions on the OASIS. Accurately recording the results impacts your payment and publicly reported data.
02/27/2025
Agencies should be taking advantage of the voluntary period of submission of Start of Care (SOC) OASIS for all-payors in order to prepare for the changes coming July 1.
02/13/2025
Make sure that staff members fully understand which items allow for the use of a proxy and which are self-report only when assessing for and gathering information for the SDoH items on the OASIS.

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