OASIS:
FOCUS ON POSITIVE OASIS C ADL CHANGES
Published on Tue Mar 17, 2009
You can say goodbye to prior status column for ADLs. The Jan. 1 start date for using the OASIS C form is looming, and the increased length and training burden associated with the new form is making some agencies dread the transition. That's why now may be the perfect time to focus on some of the new form's more positive attributes, with activities of daily living being a prime case in point. For example: The new OASIS C form, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expects to replace the current OASIS B-1 form in 2010, eliminates the "prior status" column for activities of daily living. Many of the 142 commenters on the proposed OASIS C form applauded this change, CMS notes in its 74-page summary of the comments that were due in January. Another positive change for ADLs is adding the word "safely" to the items. For example: [...]