Home Health & Hospice Week
These OASIS-Based Quality Measures May Be Next To Draw Feds’ Ire
Will your data for the OASIS items feeding into these measures hold up? The 11 OASIS-based home health quality measures displayed on Care Compare are likely about to get much closer inspection, following a new federal report alleging OASIS data self-reporting problems with the falls QM. The measures are: Timely Initiation of Care Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment and a Care Plan that Addresses Function* Influenza Immunization Received for Current Flu Season Drug Regimen Review Conducted with Follow-Up for Identified Issues* Improvement in Bathing Improvement in Bed Transferring Improvement in Ambulation/Locomotion Improvement in Management of Oral Medications Improvement in Dyspnea Changes in Skin Integrity Post-Acute Care: Pressure Ulcer/ Injury* Application of Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury* Note: Measures with * are not used in calculating the Home Health Quality of Patient Care Star Rating displayed on Care Compare. The OASIS-based QM Drug Education on All Medications Provided to Patient/Caregiver during All Episodes of Care will be displayed through the refresh scheduled for next month, then removed. List adapted from charts at www.cms.gov/files/ document/home-health-process-measures-tableoasis-e2023.pdf and www.cms.gov/files/document/home-health-outcome-measures-table-oasis-e2023.pdf-0.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Oasis:
HHAs Called On The Carpet For Seriously Underreporting Falls
Watch out: Extremely low falls QM figures may become a red flag. Providers self-reporting quality [...] - Quality:
These OASIS-Based Quality Measures May Be Next To Draw Feds’ Ire
Will your data for the OASIS items feeding into these measures hold up? The 11 [...] - Assessment:
Brace For Stepped-Up Scrutiny Of OASIS Reporting
Surveys may become much more focused on OASIS compliance. The HHS Office of Inspector General [...] - Studies & Surveys:
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Plus: Two more recent studies address health equity issues. Law- and policymakers need to take [...] - Overpayments:
Take Some Steps Now, Some Later For Overpayment Compliance In Light Of 60-Day Rule
Be ready to run with the new regs. What can home health and hospice agencies [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
2 Nonprofit Florida Hospices Plan To Join Forces
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Step Up For TEP Activity In HH, Hospice
Quality measures, Value-Based Purchasing opportunities available. If home health and hospice providers want the feds [...] - Industry Notes:
Get Comfortable In Your Assigned VBP Cohort, At Least For The Next Year
If you have questions about the Value-Based Purchasing program, a new question-and-answer document may have [...] - Industry Notes:
Submit Your Provider Relief Fund Report By Sept. 30 Or Pay Back Affected Funds
The COVID-19 public health emergency is getting farther and farther back in the rearview mirror, [...] - Industry Notes:
Recoupments To Hit Hospitals For DRG Payments That Were Supposed To Be Prorated For Home Health DCs
You may notice a chilling effect on hospital discharges to home health, following a new [...] - Industry Notes:
New HHS Antidiscrimination Rule May Encourage Home Health Use
The Department of Health and Human Services is taking aim at discrimination in health care [...]
