BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (PRWEB)
April 27, 2023

With the release of OASIS-E, the latest version of the home health data set, CMS has introduced 27 new items and has removed older questions and replaced them with either one or more related questions. Home health agencies report they are spending an average of 25 extra minutes per OASIS assessment thanks to the sweeping changes. DecisionHealth offers a suite of solutions to help agencies adapt, minimize negative productivity impacts, and enable staff to answer OASIS-E items more efficiently and accurately to drive Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) payments in the future.

“The OASIS-E changes are some of the biggest to hit the home health industry, and they’ve placed an additional burden on home health staff who were already feeling the crunch,” says Marci Geipe, senior content and product manager at DecisionHealth.

Home health professionals can choose from a variety of virtual, in-person, or on-demand training to create a program that best fits the unique needs of their clinicians, coders, and quality managers.

• Ultimate Coding & OASIS Training Virtual Series offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced programs, plus a course dedicated to OASIS-E changes.
• Home Health Coding Summit from August 14–16, 2023, offers a Coding, OASIS, and Documentation QA Boot Camp that allows coders and reviewers to ensure OASIS-E answers are supported by proper codes and documentation. It also offers Intermediate and Advanced Coding tracks and a first look at fiscal year (FY) 2024 code, guideline, and OASIS changes.
• OASIS-E Guidance Paves Path to Better Outcomes—On-Demand Webinar with expert Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, reviews the new OASIS-E guidance and provides practical knowledge on how to use it in documentation.

Once clinicians and QA teams are trained, DecisionHealth also provides a tool that will allow them to quickly look up OASIS-E items and their related guidance so they can make the most informed and accurate decisions. Home Health Coding Center, a cloud-based decision-support tool, offers access to CMS official OASIS-E guidance and DecisionHealth’s exclusive expert tips paired with ICD-10 code lookup in a handy online workflow tool.

Plus, a wide range of additional OASIS resources are available at store.decisionhealth.com, including a Home Care Clinical Specialist—OASIS (HCS-O) Certification for home health professionals who are serious about validating their OASIS proficiency.

“The information and resources that DecisionHealth offers will ease the burden on key staff by making sure they are comfortable with the OASIS-E changes and the entire OASIS assessment to minimize productivity impacts, get clinician buy-in and secure future HHVBP payments that are based on outcome scores,” Geipe adds.

DecisionHealth is continuously rolling out new solutions and is dedicated to helping agencies achieve success throughout the remainder of 2023 and beyond.

View a copy of the official OASIS-E Manual here.

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About DecisionHealth

DecisionHealth, an HCPro brand, is the industry’s leading source for home health agencies and medical practice facilities to receive the latest news, analysis, and regulatory guidance on Medicare coding, OASIS-E changes, reimbursement, benchmarks, payments, and audit compliance through its flagship publications, as well as a wide selection of coding books, educational events, and online tools. Visit http://www.decisionhealth.com.

About HCPro

For over 34 years, HCPro, a division of Simplify Compliance LLC, has specialized in providing the latest healthcare regulatory information through industry-leading publications, continuing education, online coding platforms, instructor-led training, events, consulting services, and more to deliver consistent training, achieve compliance, and maximize workflow efficiencies, resulting in measurable performance and financial improvements. Visit http://www.hcpro.com/.

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