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by Diane J. Omdahl, RN, MS
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In the Absence of Rules, Make Your Own |
In 2002, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discontinued the CMS-485. Agencies were free to develop their own format for the home health plan of care. Then in 2007, the CMS removed the instructions for completion of the plan from its Web site. Now, almost anything goes. Consider this question from a Beacon Institute member.
Is it true that we don’t have to complete Locator 12, surgical procedure, on the plan of care because our agency didn't perform the procedure? So if we are treating the patient for a below-knee amputation, we would leave this locator blank. I heard this at a coding workshop I recently attended.
With no official instructions, it’s necessary for each agency to define its methods and instructions for completion of the plan of care... Read More...
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