OASIS
PDGM
Medicare Rules
Care Planning
Miscellaneous
100

OASIS D1 

What is the current OASIS version?

100

Patient Driven Grouping Model

what does PDGM stand for?

100

Going to church, special events, hairdresser appt, MD appointments

What activities do not affect homebound status?

100

DME and Supplies, Safety, Nutrition, Func Limitations, Activities, Mental Status, Prognosis

What are "Locators"?

100

2-3 lbs in 24 hours

CHF sx to report to Home Health

200

5 days

The SOC OASIS must be completed within?

200

Hospital, SNU, Rehab 

Institutional referrals have higher reimbursement and include which facilities?

200

60 days

What is length of Medicare episode?

200

Sunday through Saturday

What is a Medicare week for scheduling purposes?

200

Uneven steps, rugs, O2 tubing, cluttered rooms, narrow doorways, low light areas, pets

What are environmental risks for falls?

300

RN, PT

SOC OASIS can only be completed by?

300

The first 30 day care period

What is an "early care period" for PDGM.

300

Med planners, venipuncture, bathing assistance

What services are not considered Skilled Needs for HH?

300

Muscle weakness, shortness of breath, unsteady gait, edema

What are symptom codes and no longer used for primary Home Health coding.

300

Multiple co-morbidities, Current Infection, Advanced age, Recent health decline, History of Falls, Multiple medications, Open Wounds, Recent weight loss, Recent Emergency Room use, Current IV therapy, Recent Hospitalization  



What are risk factors for ER or rehospitalization?

400

48 hours

ROC must be completed within how long?

400

M1800 questions

What OASIS questions are used to score functional status points for reimbursement under PDGM?

400

21 days

How long can SN make daily visits?

400

Emergency plan, Patient goals for treatment, Patient agreed participation in plan and Advanced Care Planning (ACP).

What are required elements to all Plans of Care?

400

Impaired Mobility, incontinence, bony prominences, friction, shearing, poor nutritional status, paralysis or neurological disorders, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease....

What are risk factors for skin breakdown that we must address in the care plan?


500

RN, PT, OT or ST

Who can complete a Discharge OASIS?

500
  1. Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
  2. Neuro/Stroke Rehabilitation
  3. Wounds: Post-Op Wound Aftercare and Skin/Non-Surgical Wound Care
  4. Complex Nursing Interventions
  5. Behavioral Health Care
  6. MMTA: Surgical Aftercare
  7. MMTA: Cardiac/Circulatory
  8. MMTA: Endocrine
  9. MMTA: GI/GU
  10. MMTA: Infectious Disease/Neoplasms/Blood-Forming Diseases
  11. MMTA: Respiratory
  12. MMTA: Other

What are the 12 Clinical Groups under PDGM ?

500

Primary care physician, Hospitalist, Physician Specialist, (MD, DO) PECOS Certified

Who can sign certification for Home Health (485)?

500

Every 14 days

How often must the RN provide and document HHA supervision?

500

Patient is soiled, unexplained bruising, repeated  injuries, dependent for care and ADLs with no available or consistent caregiver, left alone, found tied to chair or bed, food/medications not available...

What are typical reasons to notify APS?

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