Home Health Coding and OASIS Expert

Don’t get left in the dark! Know where to find the coding and OASIS answers you need. Keep this list of helpful resources nearby for help when you need it.

OASIS-C1 data collection resources

• OASIS-C1/ICD-9 and OASIS-C1/ICD-10 data sets: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/OASIS-C1.html

• OASIS-C1/ICD-9 and OASIS-C1/ICD-10 Guidance Manuals: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/HHQIOASISUserManual.html.

• CMS OASIS Q&As: https://www.qtso.com/hhatrain.html.

• Submit questions to the CMS OASIS Q&A Mailbox: CMSOASISquestions@oasisanswers.com.

• WOCN Guidance on OASIS-C1 Integumentary Items: www.wocn.org/default.asp?page=oasis#

• CMS OASIS Web Modules: http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov/pubs/CourseMenu.aspx?cid=0CMSOASISCWBT.

• OASIS-C Based Home Health Agency Patient Outcome, Process, and Potentially Avoidable Event Reports: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/OASIS/09aa_hhareports.html.

• OASIS education coordinators by State: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/OASIS/Downloads/OASISeducationalcoordinators.pdf.

• OASIS Considerations for Medicare PPS Patients: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/OASIS/Downloads/OASISConsiderationsforPPS.pdf.

Home Heath Diagnosis Coding

• Official ICD-9 Coding Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/icd9cm_guidelines_2011.pdf.

• Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/icd10cm_guidelines_2015.pdf.

• Coding Clinic, the American Hospital Association’s quarterly journal for coding professionals: www.ahacentraloffice.org/codes/ICD10.shtml.

• Advice for coding episodes that span October 1, 2015: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1410.pdf.

General Home Health Questions

• State Operations Manual (Interpretive Guidance for Surveyors) www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/GuidanceforLawsAndRegulations/Downloads/som107ap_b_hha.pdf.

• Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10: www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/clm104c10.pdf.

• Medicare Learning Network Health Care Professionals Frequently Used Web Pages: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/FrequentlyUsedWebpages.pdf.

• Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign: www.homehealthquality.org/Home.aspx.

• QIO websites for local regions.

• Fiscal Intermediary FAQs