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Test your knowledge answers:

1) If the patient was never admitted to the inpatient facility, this encounter would be considered emergent care. The time period that a patient can be 'held' without admission can vary from location to location, so the clinician will want to verify that the patient was never actually admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.

2) For the purposes of OASIS items J1800 and J1900, a fall may be witnessed or unwitnessed, reported by a patient or observer, or identified when a patient is found on the floor or ground.

3) Yes, oxygen is included as a medication when answering M2001 - Drug Regimen Review.

4) Formal assistive services are supportive community-based services provided through organizations or by paid helpers and do not include medical or rehabilitative services provided outside the home such as outpatient therapy, physician office visits, dialysis, or wound care clinic visits.

5) If the patient can complete oral hygiene activity only after a helper retrieves or sets up supplies necessary to perform the included task, code 05 - Setup or clean up assistance.