Home Health Guide to OASIS: A Reference for Field Staff, 2024
Home Health Guide to OASIS: A Reference for Field Staff, 2024, provides guidance on completing the OASIS assessment, including all new and revised OASIS-E items, and updated guidance effective January 1, 2024.
Get up to speed on the latest changes to the OASIS assessment, while also reinforcing core competencies so you can accurately and efficiently complete every assessment.
Written by OASIS expert Melinda Gaboury, COS-C, this one-of-a-kind resource will ensure you accurately and efficiently complete every OASIS assessment.
This updated guide provides a quick reference for filling out the OASIS-E, with tips and callouts on key items, including which items affect HHRG and payment, 5-star rating, and value-based purchasing reimbursement. This reference explains how OASIS items fit into various assessments and provides troubleshooting tips to avoid incorrect payments, denials, and fines.
Purchase this vital resource and get:
- NEW! Official guidance and best practices on how to complete the OASIS-E items that have caused the most confusion
- Instructions and tips for completing the M-items, GG-items and J-items
- Information on who is allowed to collect the OASIS and when, so you ensure compliance
- Details on how OASIS works in the home health PDGM payment system
- A deep dive into the specific OASIS items that impact star ratings and will be used in value-based purchasing calculations
Published: November 2023
Pages: 146
ISBN: 978-1-64535-261-7
About the Author
Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C, is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. (HPS). Melinda Gaboury and Mark Cannon founded the company in April 2001 to provide financial, reimbursement, billing, operational and clinical consulting to the home care and hospice industries. With more than 29 years in home care, Melinda has over 20 years of executive speaking and educating experience, including extensive day-to-day interaction with home care and hospice professionals. She routinely conducts Home Care and Hospice Reimbursement Workshops and speaks at state association meetings throughout the country. Melinda has profound experience in Medicare PPS training, billing, collections, case-mix calculations, chart reviews and due diligence. UPIC, RA, ADR & TPE appeals with all Medicare MACs have become the forefront of Melinda’s current impact on the industry. She is currently serving on the NAHC/HHFMA Advisory Board as ex-officio and is Treasurer on the Home Care Association of Florida Board of Directors.