Test Your Knowledge

OASIS Quarterly Q & A's - October 2022

Test Your Knowledge Questions:

1) What are Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)?

2) If an HHA does not immunize patients, how would M1046 - Influenza Vaccine Received be coded? What if another provider offered and the patient refused, could Response 4 - Patient offered and declined be selected?

3) A Patient has a Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer that is closing. How is the pressure ulcer reported when the opening has shrunk to a pinpoint size and does not present a viewable base due to the small opening?

4) If a patient has outpatient surgery within the 14-day timeframe described in M1000 - Inpatient Facilities, should 1 or NA be documented?

5) If a patient's height was not measured within the Start of Care (SOC) assessment timeframe for M0160a - Height, is it okay to use the height that was measured on day 6?

6) For a patient who is able to bathe in the shower with assistance, but chooses to sponge bathe independently at the sink, how should this be coded?