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Best Practices for Completing M1400 OASIS Dyspnea
Include the following best practice (Medicare) guidelines for completing OASIS M1400 Shortness of Breath:
(M1400) When is the patient dyspneic or noticeably Short of Breath?
Identifies the level of exertion/activity that results in a patient’s dyspnea or shortness of breath.
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Home Health Care? Beware Outliers
Now that we will have a 30 day billing cycle under Medicare’s Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), there’s no reason not to strive to achieve patient goals within this 30 day window. Many of your patients, with manageable risk factors, should be able to achieve...
Prevent Malnutrition in Home Health Patients
From the Mayo Clinic: Older adults are at risk of inadequate nutrition - malnutrition - as a result of inappropriate dietary choices, low income, difficulty obtaining food, and various physical and mental health conditions. Additional causes of inadequate nutrition:
Diabetes & Foot Care: Do's & Don'ts
As part of your teaching plan for patients with diabetes, include the following points regarding foot care. As clinicians know, foot problems are common in people with diabetes. Teaching patients to manage serum glucose levels helps keep feet healthy and avoid diabetic neuropathy.
CDC Coding Guidelines for COVID-19
Use the following CDC Guidelines for assigning ICD-10 to patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19:
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD): How to Answer OASIS M1028
Here are a few key points to remember when answering the home health care form OASIS M1028 for Peripheral Vascular Disease for MyHomecareBiz:
- The physician or physician designee must confirm that these diagnoses are active and associated with the patient’s home health episode of care.
4 Exercises for the Chairbound to Improve Upper Body Strength
As part of your rehabilitation plan for patients with deficits in M1850 Transferring and M1840 Toilet Transferring, M1830 Bathing and other activities of daily living (ADLs) that require upper body strength, the following four (4) exercises are recommended for patients who are...
Are You Tracking These Four (4) Items For Infection Surveillance?
Home health care treatments frequently include invasive devices and procedures to treat patients. Infections can occur from the these procedures/devices, such as catheters, wound care and ventilators.
