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Welcome to OASIS-Central!

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

Best Practices, Data Elements

Welcome to OASIS-Central!

With the New Year, OASIS will undergo the biggest makeover that it has seen since its 1999 implementation. January 1 marks the official start of OASIS-C, which features a new format and the inclusion of process measures, that lead to best practices. These changes are already generating questions from agencies and health care providers. This is where we come in!

OASIS-Central is here to help you answer all of your questions and make your transition to OASIS-C as smooth as possible. It is important to familiarize yourself with the new data  set and educate your staff. We can help you with both of these and provide answers to any lingering questions you may have.

If you have a question about about of these topics, we can help!

  • Evidence-based practices
  • Billing and payment
  • Start of care
  • Recertification

OASIS-Central is your source for industry news and information about happenings in the home health community. Ask our compliance experts questions and access tools and resources that will make the transition to OASIS-C a breeze.

Use OASIS-Central to share your thoughts and ideas about the subject. Join other industry professionals in an online discussion by posting a comment to an article or update and be able to talk about the important issues with your peers.  Take our featured poll to share your views and learn what others are thinking. OASIS-Central is a place where those most affected by the OASIS can come and know that the information they need most will be at their fingertips.

Please explore our site and learn more about what the changes mean for you and your agency. Welcome to OASIS-Central!

This post was written by:

Casey Ramsdell

Casey is an associate editor at Beacon Health, the homecare division of HCPro,Inc. She serves as the editor of Beacon Health's newsletter for administrators Homecare Administrator, contributes to Beacon's print and electronic publications, moderates audio conferences, and manages OASIS-Central. Casey has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston.

One Response to “Welcome to OASIS-Central!”

  1. Louise MacDonald Says:

    Hello,
    I am fairly new to the medical field but hace man years in the HR feld. One of my responsibilities is the home health care nursing orientation. Can you recommend a format or a resource that would be of help?

    Thanks …

    Louise MacDonald


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