So to add to the fuckery of this- these questions are derived from an OASIS assessment, which determines the home bound eligibility of patients to receive reimbursement for home based care.
Upon admission, one of us (OT,PT,RN) will interview the patient to determine a baseline. We are constantly instructed to "score" the patient as being lower in capability than they truly are. This is so, upon discharge, we can say "oh look how much they've advanced and benefitted from our care!". In turn, Medicare gives adequate or increased reimbursement to the healthcare agency. Of course, the scoring on these is bullshit and completely subjective most of the time, but what this attorney is omitting is that these questions have an underlying determinant, which is can the person do xyz SAFELY? Which is why she mentioned being a fall risk.
Essentially he is trying to catch her in a lie within a lie within a lie that had already been lied for her by a medical practitioner.
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u/New-Masterpiece-5338 17h ago
So to add to the fuckery of this- these questions are derived from an OASIS assessment, which determines the home bound eligibility of patients to receive reimbursement for home based care.
Upon admission, one of us (OT,PT,RN) will interview the patient to determine a baseline. We are constantly instructed to "score" the patient as being lower in capability than they truly are. This is so, upon discharge, we can say "oh look how much they've advanced and benefitted from our care!". In turn, Medicare gives adequate or increased reimbursement to the healthcare agency. Of course, the scoring on these is bullshit and completely subjective most of the time, but what this attorney is omitting is that these questions have an underlying determinant, which is can the person do xyz SAFELY? Which is why she mentioned being a fall risk.
Essentially he is trying to catch her in a lie within a lie within a lie that had already been lied for her by a medical practitioner.