Is your staff just getting used to completing OASIS-D? Surprise, CMS recently announced there will be a new version for 2020!
It was a surprise to many when CMS declared during the April 3rd, Open Door Forum, that effective January 1, 2020 there would be a new version of OASIS. I know I was thinking at first that the presenter misread the effective date, but apparently this update is needed to support the Patient Driven Grouping Model (PDGM). One more thing for HHA to deal with. But, HCA of MA will be here for you. (See link at end to out Fall 2019 OASIS training.)
Thankfully though, after reviewing the CMS Memorandum, I realize that there are only a few minor changes.
Quick synopsis: Two items will be added to the Follow-Up assessment: M1033-Risk for Hospitalization and M1800-Grooming. These items should pose no problem since staff is familiar with answering these items at SOC/ROC. Surprisingly, the other change involves the “option” to no longer answer 23 items! Rather than leaving the items blank, the clinician will be required, however, to respond by using the equal sign (=).
Here are the “optional” items for your convenience.
Start of Care/Resumption of Care (SOC/ROC)
• M1910 Fall risk Assessment
Transfer (TRN) and Discharge (DC)
• M2401a Intervention Synopsis: Diabetic Foot Care
• M1051 Pneumococcal Vaccine
• M1056 Reason Pneumococcal Vaccine not received
Follow-Up (FU)
• M1021 Primary Diagnosis
• M1023 Other Diagnoses
• M1030 Therapies
• M1200 Vision
• M1242 Frequency of Pain Interfering with Activity
• M1311 Current Number of Unhealed Pressure Ulcers at Each Stage
• M1322 Current Number of Stage 1 Pressure Injuries
• M1324 Stage of Most Problematic Unhealed Pressure Ulcer that is Stageable
• M1330 Does this patient have a Stasis Ulcer
• M1332 Current Number of Stasis Ulcers that are Observable
• M1334 Status of Most Problematic Stasis Ulcer that is Observable
• M1340 Does this patient have a Surgical Wound
• M1342 Status of the Most Problematic Surgical Wound that is Observable
• M1400 Short of Breath
• M1610 Urinary Incontinence or Urinary Catheter Presence
• M1620 Bowel Incontinence Frequency
• M1630 Ostomy for Bowel Elimination
• M2030 Management of Injectable Medications
• M2200 Therapy Need
HCA of MA next Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy will be held on November 4th and 5th. Option to take the certification exam will be on the 6th.
You can register for the course here.
Blog post by: Colleen Bayard.
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