OASIS-C
11/21/2024
Agencies should begin preparing their clinicians for any challenges with obtaining accurate information when responding to the new COVID-19 vaccination status item — set to take effect Jan. 1 with the implementation of OASIS-E1. 
11/14/2024
Educate staff on how to best address new OASIS items assessing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), as finalized in the 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule. Encouraging clinician confidence around these sensitive topics could help your agency target issues that undermine patient outcomes.
11/07/2024
Height and weight must be obtained by the agency during the appropriate assessment window. It cannot be completed with patient or caregiver-reported information or a height/weight found on referral information.
10/24/2024
Patients may respond to questions in English or in their preferred language with the assistance of an interpreter, and you would not code "X — Patient unable to respond," CMS advises.
10/17/2024
With overworked clinicians often limited in the time that they can spend with each patient, the BIMS may not provide a clear picture of cognitive status if the patient feels rushed or frustrated by the clinicians’ scheduling restraints.
08/01/2024
When answering M2001 (Drug Regimen Review), it’s important to understand the OASIS guidelines for a clinically significant medication issue and a potential clinically significant medication issue.
07/25/2024
In the July CMS OASIS Q&As, a questioner asked how to stage a pressure ulcer on the OASIS when the deepest anatomic soft tissue damage is unknown.
06/27/2024
Think about how well you hope the patient will be able to ambulate at discharge and keep that in mind when answering the related OASIS start-of-care (SOC) item M1860 (Ambulation/Locomotion). This tip can help improve your ambulation outcomes, which are used to determine PDGM payments, Five-Star Ratings and referral volume. 
06/20/2024
CMS recently addressed some confusion around collaboration between disciplines and the appropriate time frame when a clinician is completing the OASIS.
06/06/2024
An update to the language found under M0030 (Start of Care Date) was included in the draft version of the OASIS-E1 instrument, released in May. OASIS-E1 is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.

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