Today marks the release of the January 2012 CMS Quarterly Q&As, available for download:CMS Quarterly Q&As - January 2012
This quarterly update contains 10 new Q&AS containing the latest OASIS-C guidance from CMS, including instruction related to:
- patients with healing and worsening pressure ulcers,
- patients with orders for prn injectable medications,
- how to report ambulation for patients using stair lifts, and
- critical changes in CMS instructions for OASIS data collection in situations of late face-to-face encounters.
Order a CD of the January 18th Quarterly OASIS Update Teleconference where the new Q&As and other new CMS OASIS resources for 2012 are reviewed. Your CD order will include all related teleconference handout materials, including helpful Guidance Manual change sheets, prepared by the OASIS Answers' team to help you quickly educate your field staff on new Chapter 3 updates, and application scenarios with answers to test your staff and reinforce knowledge of the new January Q&A guidance.
