Home Health Line
05/20/2019
If patients appear physically able to shower or bathe but refuse to do so, clinicians must delve into why. The difference in clinicians’ responses will impact scoring on M1830 (Bathing).
05/20/2019
Ensure skilled professionals from your agency assume responsibility for communicating with all physicians involved in the plan of care and with other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
05/20/2019
Respond to M1311 (Current number of unhealed pressure ulcers/injuries at each stage) at start of care (SOC) and resumption of care (ROC) based on the first skin assessment conducted by agency staff.
05/20/2019
You must assign M19.90 (Unspecified osteoarthritis, unspecified site) for a patient whose physician has only diagnosed “osteoarthritis” — even if the physical therapist’s assessment states that the osteoarthritis (OA) is affecting the right shoulder.
05/20/2019
by: CMS
This chart shows the number of clinical points that various OASIS responses will generate under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
05/20/2019
Incomplete information in the record/having to call clinicians and/or physicians for clarification is coders’ top perceived barrier to coding productivity.

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