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Note this subtle difference in wording to score OASIS C accurately. Question: When I read through the OASIS C items, I see that some questions contain "e.g.," some use "i.e.," and some have both. Do these variations affect my answers? Answer: Yes, they do. The abbreviations have specific meanings outside the OASIS data set: i.e.is from the Latin "id est," meaning "that is," and e.g. is from the Latin "exempli gratia," meaning "for example." The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services used these same meanings within the items, in the guidance, and in the item-specific instructions, according to Chapter 1 of the new OASIS C Guidance Manual. If you see i.e., you know scoring is limited to the items listed, as if it says, "Only in these circumstances," CMS explains. Example: In M1890 (Ability to use the telephone), response "1" lists the types of specially adapted phones that this response [...]