OASIS resources

Home health agencies (HHAs) or those seeking approval under Medicare conditions of participation are required to collect and encode (data enter) the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) items, which are part of the comprehensive assessment of patients. In addition, agencies must transmit OASIS information on Medicare and Medicaid patients within 30 days of completing the assessment.

Details of these requirements are published in the Federal Register dated Jan. 25, 1999, (64 FR 3748 and 64 FR 3764) and updated in the June 18, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 32984) and Dec. 23, 2005, Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 246 pp 76199 - 76208.

OASIS training opportunities

OASIS coordinators conduct OASIS Assessment classes throughout the state. Computer based training on OASIS Reporting is offered online at http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/training/oasis.html

OASIS test transmission

In order to obtain Medicare certification, HHAs must submit a "test" submission to the state system. Failure to do a test submission will delay the certification process. Information on how to conduct test transmissions is located in the computer based training, Section 2 at http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/training/oasis.html.

OASIS resources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services OASIS Home Page
CMS Home Health Agency (HHA) Center
CMS OASIS Spotlight Home Health Quality Initiatives
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Care Planning & Intervention
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Integumentary Status Domain Pressure Ulcers (Part 1)
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Integumentary Status Domain Pressure Ulcers (Part 2)
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Medications
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Neuro/Emotional/Behavioral Domain
CMS OASIS-C Online Training: Integumentary Status: Stasis Ulcers, Surgical Wounds, and Skin Lesions
OASIS C Manual (Chapter 3 of the OASIS C Manual contains item-specific guidance for each OASIS item.)
Outcome-Based Quality Improvement Manual
Outcome-Based Quality Monitoring Manual
Process-Based Quality Improvement Manual
OASIS Classification Table
OASIS Assessment Reference Sheet
https://www.qtso.com/
https://www.qtso.com/hhadownload.html

HHA Correction Policy
OASIS Considerations for Medicare Prospective Payment System Patients
OASIS Assessment Follow Up Scheduling Calendar
OASIS Quarterly Questions and Answers (Q & A's)
OASIS Q & A's
Home Health Care Agency System's User Guide
Error Message and Description Guide

HAVEN
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Updated Staging System
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society OASIS Guidance

OASIS education coordinators

Tina Brown, R.N., B.A.A.S., COS-C
Phone: 409-951-3097
Fax: 409-951-3026
tina.brown@dads.state.tx.us

Charlotte Unger, B.S., MT(ASCP), COS-C
Phone: 979-776-7449
Fax: 979-731-0191
charlotte.unger@dads.state.tx.us

OASIS help desk

512-438-4122
Fax 512-438-2218
oasis.help@dads.state.tx.us

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Updated: November 20, 2012