OASIS Alert

Education:

How Broadly Do You Define Emergent Care?

Question: If a patient receives a home visit from a non-agency nurse practitioner because the patient is experiencing increased pain, would you count this as emergent care in answering M0830?

Answer: Yes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in question 176 of the updated OASIS Questions and Answers. You should report the visit by the (non-home care) nurse  based on which provider - such as the doctor's office or outpatient clinic - sent the nurse, CMS clarifies.

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