What is Palliative Care? How It Fits with Hospice and Home Health
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on improving quality of life for patients with serious illness by managing symptoms, pain, and stress, regardless of diagnosis or stage of disease. Care can take place in different settings, including inside and outside of the home. This article will cover how palliative care fits in to the […]
OASIS E Item N0415 High Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication
There were several new items that were added to the OASIS E data set as of January 1, 2023. Many of the new items are complex, with the exception of item N0415 that addresses High Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication. Thankfully, this item is fairly straightforward. Looking to outsource your documentation review? Schedule a […]
OASIS E Section O: Item O0110 Special Treatments, Procedures, & Programs
The purpose of Section O in the new OASIS E data set is to identify ALL special treatments, procedures, and programs that are part of a patient’s current plan of care at Start of Care, Resumption, and Discharge timepoints. Learn more about authoring the best plan of care in a podcast, HERE. Special Treatments can […]
Hospice ICD-10 Coding
OASIS E Pain Assessment: Items J0510, J0520, J0530
OASIS Item M1242, which assesses the frequency at which a patient’s pain interferes with activity, was retired on January 1, 2023. Pain is now assessed more thoroughly on the new OASIS E and is broken down to assess how pain impacts three specific activities which include: J0510-How pain impacts sleep J0520-How pain interferes with therapy […]
OASIS E Nutritional Approaches — K0520
OASIS E was one of the most extensive updates in the history of the OASIS data set. Many new items and new OASIS sections went into effect on January 1, 2023. Section K is a new section that was added to the OASIS data set to capture documentation related to swallowing and nutritional status. A […]
D0150 Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9)
When CMS introduced OASIS-E, the PHQ-2 assessment (formerly M1730) was moved and expanded into D0150, now referred to as the PHQ-2 to 9. This updated assessment includes nine questions to better identify signs and symptoms of depression in home health patients. What is the OASIS E PHQ-2 to 9? The PHQ-2 to 9 is not used […]
What is the OASIS E CAM?
What is Home Health Compare?
Home Health Compare was created because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that healthcare consumers have access to a comparison tool that provides transparent information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies nationwide. The Home Health Care Compare website features a star rating system that gives each home health agency a […]
What is the CAHPS for Hospice?
Managing the complexities of hospice can be a challenge. The CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Hospice Survey is a national survey of people who cared for a patient who died while under hospice care. The CAHPS Hospice Surveys are completed by friends or family members who were caregivers. Beginning on January 1st, […]