Although the January 1, 2019 implementation date has come and gone, agencies should not lessen their focus on accurate OASIS-D data set collection.  Just like any new process, agencies need to provide support through this OASIS-D learning curve. In addition to developing new assessment practices, clinicians are learning guidance that often conflict between items that assess the same functional activity.

More than any of the very complex modifications contained in the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, the most important enhancements emphasize the dire need for all agencies to have a solid and well-functioning episode management program in place before January 1, 2020.

The July release of the Home Health OASIS July 2018 Quarterly Q&As brings promise that CMS is back on track to continue quarterly updates that address agency OASIS questions. Perhaps, one of the most complex responses was the insight provided on “what is” and “what is not” a surgical wound in the context of PleurX catheters.

Check out these tips when coding blindness and low vision. Documentation training and education is crucial to correctly code blindness and low vision conditions. Category-level tabular instruction at H54.- (Blindness and low vision) requires...

McBee’s Chief Nursing Officer, Jeri Ann Kelly, identifies the top three clinical documentation challenges and how to address them...