OASIS Alert
TEST YOUR SAVVY:
Education, Don't Underestimate Incontinence
Published on Mon Nov 17, 2003 
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Q: Is a patient considered incontinent if the only time incontinence occurs is when the patient coughs? A: If incontinence occurs in any situation - even stress incontinence occurring only when the patient coughs - you must mark the patient incontinent in M0520, instructed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in questions and answers from the 2003 OASIS Educators Conference.
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