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Depression Screening in OASIS-C

CMS implemented the depression screening process measure because it believed that depression was being underdiagnosed in elderly patients and that addressing it would support improvement in other patient outcomes. According to CMS, depression can affect a patient’s ability to “learn and perform self-care skills necessary to remain in the home.” By including a depression screening [...]

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Public Reporting Facts, Part 2

Last week’s post offered insight into different publicly reported outcomes. Here is a detailed list of exactly what will be reported. What will be reported? A. Process (7 domains, 13 measures) B. Potentially avoidable events (clinical domain, one measure) C. Utilization outcomes (utilization domain, two measures) D. End result outcomes (clinical and functional domain, seven [...]

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Public Reporting Facts

Now that OASIS-C has been implemented, one of the biggest questions home health professionals have is how and when outcomes will be publicly reported. Here are some facts about public reporting and OASIS-C.  Stay tuned for a more detailed list of all publicly reported measures next week. 1. Process Measure Outcomes Care process measures include [...]

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Will switching from Medicaid to Medicare affect our outcomes negatively?

Q: Medicare requires a discharge OASIS on patients who have been stable and reimbursed by Medicaid when they have an exacerbation of their condition and have to be switched to Medicare under a new episode (i.e., if they are at home when this occurs and not in a facility). This means a discharge OASIS is [...]

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