OASIS M1910 - Medicare Guidelines for Assessing Fall Risk
Adapted from Medicare's OASIS Guidance Manual: Include the following home health care OASIS Best Practices for completing M1910 Falls Risk Assessment:(M1910) Has this patient had a multi-factor Falls Risk Assessment using a standardized, validated assessment tool?
Guidance for Completing M1610 Urinary Incontinence/Catheter Presence
Include the following policies and procedures for documenting OASIS M1610 Urinary Incontinence/Catheter Presence (adapted from OASIS/ICD10 Guidance Manual):
Infection Control Teaching for Home Health Patients
Given the current focus on COVID-19, other infectious processes commonly experienced by home health patients - pneumonia, UTI’s, hepatitis, and wound infections - still pose significant challenges to patients and home health clinicians.
Dysphagia Diets? Home Health Clinicians Should Know...
Dysphagia is among the most common conditions in home health patients and poses a great risk for re-hospitalization. Teaching and guidance on the National Dyphagia Diet (NDD) Dysphagia Diet for patients with swallowing, feeding and eating difficulties should be included in your...
Atrial Fibrillation: Teaching & Care Plan for Home Health
For the patient with Atrial Fibrillation, in addition to assessing Presence of Exhaustion M1033-8 and Shortness of breath M1400 on OASIS-D home health assessment, also include these MyHomecareBiz Best Practice assessment strategies:
Best Practice Nursing Assessment Strategies for...
A Better Way to Assess OASIS M1242 Pain
Include the following evidence-based OASIS best clinical practices for assessing M1242 Pain Frequency:
(M1242) Frequency of Pain Interfering with patient's activity or movement
Identifies frequency with which pain interferes with patient’s activities, with treatments if prescribed.
2021 PDGM Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Careplan
Thrombophlebitis, also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) is the inflammation of veins resulting in the formation of blood clots (thrombosis) that interfere the normal blood flow in the extremities. Typically, PVD occurs in the legs and feet. PVD in deep veins can be...
OASIS E: New Rules for M2010 High-Risk Medications
Currently on OASIS D1 clinicians are required to teach patients on high risk medications at Start of care and Resumption of Care, per the OASIS question M2010 Patient/Caregiver High-Risk Drug Education. Medicare suggests referring to authoritative sources, such as the Institute for...
