OASIS-C
09/17/2026
Assign the appropriate code from category E13 (Other specified diabetes mellitus) for a patient who was documented as having both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus with significant insulin resistance, the Coding Clinic clarified in the Q3 2026 guidance update.
08/06/2026
If a patient’s height and/or weight falls outside of the current technical submission specification parameters, agencies should enter the minimum or maximum value for height and weight.
06/18/2026
Coders will soon be able to assign two new codes for patients with a low body mass index (BMI), finalized as part of the fiscal year 2027 ICD-10 code update released June 5.  
05/14/2026
Train your clinicians to dig deeper when a fall is reported during a home health stay. Your publicly reported results on Care Compare — and ultimately your bottom line — are directly impacted by how clinicians are addressing fall risks and documenting the circumstances when a fall occurs.
04/23/2026
New proposed codes could soon identify surgical wounds left open on purpose. 
04/23/2026
Proposed changes to the ICD-10-CM code set include new codes for personal history of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, a low body mass index (BMI) and more.  
04/02/2026
Hypothyroidism and dementia should be coded as related unless the documentation clearly states the conditions are unrelated, or when another guideline exists that specifically requires a documented linkage between two conditions.
03/05/2026
The OASIS should be discipline-neutral, but it's still not in many nurses’ wheelhouse or practice to actually watch these functional tasks.
03/05/2026
A patient with early dementia may appear alert and oriented during the visit, but may have experienced intermittent confusion in the prior 24 hours, which should be factored into scoring.
12/11/2025
With the publishing of the 2026 home health payment rule on Dec. 2, requirements around determining a patient’s COVID-19 vaccine status have changed.

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