OASIS Alert
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Cross-Check OASIS Responses and Diagnosis Codes for Maximum Accuracy
Published on Thu May 02, 2013 
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Are you documenting GERD interventions?
If your OASIS responses and diagnosis codes tell two different stories about your patient, there’s bound to be trouble. Keep your reimbursement flowing and documentation accurate by checking these OASIS items against the diagnosis codes you list.
Cross-checking diagnosis codes against OASIS responses is especially important with diagnoses that may be eligible for case mix points. This table from Ann Rambusch, MSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, COS-C, RN, with Rambusch3 Consulting in Georgetown, Texas, will help you to make certain your codes and the related OASIS items match up.
Consistency Crosswalk — Coding/OASIS Items
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