OASIS · Section M
M2401 — Intervention Synopsis
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to Ch. 3, Item M2401.
Response options
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | No |
| 1 | Yes |
| NA | Not Applicable (row-specific — see scoring rule) |
How to score it
Reported per row for the period at or since the most recent SOC/ROC through Transfer/Discharge: b (falls prevention), c (depression intervention), d (pain monitoring/mitigation), e (pressure ulcer prevention), f (moist-wound-healing treatment). Code Yes only when the specific intervention was BOTH included in the physician-ordered Plan of Care AND actually implemented by the time the assessment is completed. Code NA using the row-specific criteria printed in that row's Not Applicable column (for example, row e's NA requires every standardized, validated pressure ulcer risk assessment since SOC/ROC to show no risk) — NA is not a generic 'doesn't apply' catch-all. Dash is not a valid response for this item.
The common error
Coding NA from clinical judgment alone instead of confirming the row's specific documented criteria (e.g., 'every standardized, validated fall risk assessment since SOC/ROC indicates no risk for falls') — each row's NA definition is different and requires assessment-tool evidence, not just the clinician's impression that the risk doesn't apply.
CMS Q&As on this item
- Q182.1 Is the clinician allowed to respond 1 - Yes (interventions on the POC and implemented) if a standardized…
- Q182.2.2 For situations where best practices are provided during an initial assessment visit that is conducted BEFORE…
- Q182.3 M2401c - Intervention Synopsis; Depression intervention(s) includes “referral for other treatment” as a…
- Q182.4 If I included a physician-ordered intervention in my Plan of Care and attempted to implement it, but the…
- Q182.5 If a clinician teaches fall and/or pressure injury/ulcer prevention etc. on the discharge visit without…
- Q182.6 At the time of a visit, the patient reports mild pain and the nurse observes that the patient's functioning…
- Q182.7 We have orders on the Plan of Care to monitor pain and teach pain management, instruct on pharmacological and…
- Q182.8 If we have a foley cath patient for several cert periods, what type of orders would we need related to fall…
- Q182.9 If an agency has an unplanned discharge and the only teaching (such as PU prevention) is performed after the…
Source: OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual — Ch. 3, Item M2401. Verified 2026-04-26.
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