A patient develops osteomyelitis and has to have her fingers amputated. Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills.
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There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 13-16.
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1. Home health agencies will see a base episode rate for 2012 which is a bit higher than expected. The proposed rate was expected to be $2112.37 but is now $2138.52 because CMS approved NAHC's recommendation to phase in the 3.79% case-mix creep adjustment for 2012 and reserve 1.32% for 2013.
2. The Face-To-Face rule now allows the inpatient or the post-acute facility physician to do the face-to-face encounter and "report off" to the community physician who will complete the F2F documentation and the POC.
3. CMS finalized significant changes in coding weights by eliminating hypertension as a factor in the calculation, reducing the weights on therapy episodes (5% reduction on 14+ visit episodes and 10% reduction on 20+ visit episodes), and increasing weights on non-therapy episodes.
4. CMS has maintained their position that failure to report HH-CAHPS® information will be linked to HH PPS rate update for CY 2012.
Click link for the complete final rule: http://www.ppsplus.com/images/static/handouts/2012_cms_final_rule.pdf
Final Rule Webinar Scheduled for Dec. 5
Check our events page to register today. Jennifer Warfield will explain, in detail, the changes being made and what your agency needs to do to be in compliance.
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.
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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 from the first edition and even more
helpful home health tips to get you through another year in the industry. From
updated coding scenarios and an overview of the 2012 Final Rule to a chapter on
wound classifications and a V code reference guide, you'll want to make sure
this book is handy whenever and wherever you code your patients.
Tips, Tricks & Tidbits for Home Health Professionals, 2nd Ed. will be available for purchase
beginning October 3, 2011!
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Watch this OASIS tip for four important things to remember in order to answer this item accurately.
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