Coding & OASIS Review Blog

11 Coding Tip of the Month - January 2012
Osteomyelitis A patient develops osteomyelitis and has to have her fingers amputated. Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills. Click here to print this tip!
11 OASIS Tip of the Month - January 2012
General OASIS Conventions There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 13-16. Click here to print this tip!

08 Coding Tip of the Month - November 2011
Complicated Wound Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills. Click here to print this tip!
08 OASIS Tip of the Month - November 2011
General OASIS Conventions There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 5-8. Click here to print this tip!
02 Key Points for the Final Rule
The Final Rule has been released! As we are busy reading and interpreting the final changes for CY 2012, here is a list of a few key points: 1. Home health agencies will see a base episode rate for…...more

13 Coding Tip of the Month - October 2011
Dementia and Wandering Even though home health will soon be converting to ICD-10-CM, there are still some significant changes for 2012 that went into effect on Oct. 1, 2011. Watch this video blog for information on the change to coding dimentia and wandering. Click here to print this tip!
13 OASIS Tip of the Month - October 2011
General OASIS Conventions There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 1-4. Print this tip!

16 Jennifer Warfield Publishes Her Second Book!
In the second edition of Tips, Tricks & Tidbits for Home Health Professionals, Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C, expands on the clinical and ICD-9-CM coding knowledge that she shared in the first. The new book includes everything you loved…...more
15 OASIS Tip of the Month - September 2011
M1350: Skin Lesion or Open Wound Watch this OASIS tip for four important things to remember in order to answer this item accurately. Print this tip!
15 Coding Tip of the Month - September 2011
Explantation of a Joint Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills. Print this tip!

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