Home Health Pocket Guide to OASIS-C1: A Reference for Field Staff Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C Help your home health agency maintain regulatory compliance by implementing the OASIS data set transitions with convenience and ease using the Home Health Pocket Guide to OASIS-C1: A Reference for Field Staff. This updated book supplies homecare providers with the latest information they need to know about the revised OASIS-C1 data set implementation requirements for January and October 2015. Designed to enable field staff to bring along and complete the OASIS-C1 assessments at a patient's bedside, the book provides helpful guidance for each assessment type and M item change to ensure documentation standards are upheld and proper reimbursement is obtained for every patient. This handy pocket guide provides: Convenient access to OASIS guidance; use this travel-sized pocket guide while filling out the assessment at the bedside Plain English guidance with step-by-step instructions for filling out each OASIS-C1 item to help staff easily improve their OASIS documentation An explanation of how OASIS items fit into various assessments A breakdown of how the data collection affects reimbursement Troubleshooting tips to avert incorrect payment, denials, and fines Compliance at any time--our pocket guide offers information about the revised implementation requirements for January and October 2015 Table of Contents: Section 1: OASIS-C1 Overview - Summary of eliminated, modified, and new data elements Section 2: What's New: Two-Step Implementation Method to Compliment ICD-10 Section 3: The Comprehensive Assessment and OASIS-C1 Section 4: Reimbursement Effect of OASIS-C1 Section 5: OASIS-C1 and Outcomes Section 6: Patient Tracking Sheet Section 7: Start of Care and Resumption of Care Assessments Section 8: Follow-Up and Other Follow-Up Assessments Section 9: Transfer and Discharge Assessments Section 10: Step by Step: General instructions for completion of the OASIS-C

Help your home health agency maintain regulatory compliance by implementing the OASIS data set transitions with convenience and ease using the Home Health Guide to OASIS-C2: A Reference for Field Staff. This updated book supplies homecare providers with the latest information they need to know about the revised OASIS-C2 data set implementation requirements for January 2017. Designed to enable field staff to bring along and complete the OASIS-C2 assessments at a patient's bedside, the book provides helpful guidance for each assessment type and M item change to ensure documentation standards are upheld and proper reimbursement is obtained for every patient. This handy pocket guide provides: Convenient access to OASIS guidance; use this travel-sized pocket guide while filling out the assessment at the bedside Plain English guidance with step-by-step instructions for filling out each OASIS-C2 item to help staff easily improve their OASIS documentation An explanation of how OASIS items fit into various assessments A breakdown of how the data collection affects reimbursement Troubleshooting tips to avert incorrect payment, denials, and fines Compliance at any time--our pocket guide offers information about the revised implementation requirements for October 2016

An indispensable reference for home health nurses with concise coverage of the broad range of information needed for effective nursing care of patients in the home. Its overview of home health nursing, financial considerations, assessment, fundamentals of home health practice, and care of special patients offers a variety of useful facts, tips, and guidelines for a more successful mursing practice.

Improve your therapy documentation skills today! This best-selling book has been newly updated to improve therapy documentation immediately. This practical resource is the only product on the market that aids PTs, OTs, and SLPs in honing their documentation skills under OASIS-C and complying with the therapy requirements mandated in the home health PPS rules. Through clear examples, real-life scenarios, and the expertise of author Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, therapists will be able to integrate high-quality documentation processes into effective care management practices. This book will teach you how to: Improve therapy documentation accuracy to ensure payment and compliance Coordinate documentation between therapists and other members of the clinical team to improve patient care Prove medical necessity and need for skilled care by practicing accurate documentation Align documentation with functional reassessment and OASIS-C requirements Prevent missed payment and denials and reduce the risk of an audit Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Home Health Chapter 2: Documentation: The "D" Word Chapter 3: Medical Necessity Chapter 4: OASIS: Impact on Therapy Practice Chapter 5: Assessments: The Foundation for Medical Necessity Chapter 6: Goals: Measurable and Meaningful Chapter 7: Planning Care: Putting the Pieces Together Chapter 8: Routine Visits: The Need for Ongoing Therapy Chapter 9: Reassessments: Home Health Requirements Chapter 10: Tips for Qualified Therapists Chapter 11: Tips for Therapist Assistants Chapter 12: Tips for Reviewers Chapter 13: The Future of Therapy in Home Health