OASIS M1870: 3 Strategies to Assist with Feeding & Eating
Preparing and serving food for optimum nutritional intake
- Serve 5-6 small meals rather than three large meals.
- Chop or cut the food into bite-size pieces.
- Serve the most nutritious foods first.
- Allow the patient enough time to chew and swallow each bite.
- If necessary for swallowing...
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.
Medicare's OASIS One Clinician Rule: What is this about?
Updated from previous article 1/3/2018:
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.
Consent for Application of Restraints in the Home Health Setting
Your Agency should have home health forms, policies and procedures regarding the consent and application of restraints.
CDC Coding Guidelines for COVID-19
Use the following CDC Guidelines for assigning ICD-10 to patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19:
