OASIS Alert

Published on Thu Jan 01, 2009 PDF

Ask these vital questions to measure your compliance success.

OASIS-C demands that you assess your clinical processes and make improvements -- which can be easy if you know what to ask, offers Chicago-based regulatory consultant Rebecca Friedman Zuber.

Mark off each item as you accomplish it and use the other items as a guide to what you should work on next.

Do you use reporting parameters in plans of care?

Are you assessing the need for vaccinations?

Are you assessing pain using a standardized tool?

Are you insuring that pain interventions are in place?

Are you assessing risk for pressure ulcer development?

Are you taking appropriate steps to prevent development of pressure ulcers?

Do you screen patients for depression using a standardized screening tool?

Does your care plan include interventions for depression and is it implemented?

Are you assessing patients' drug regimen for adverse effects and reactions?

Did you address the results of your drug regimen assessment with the physician, including new issues that arise during the course of care?

Are you providing patient and caregiver education on the high-risk medications the patient is taking?

Bonus: Want a PDF copy of the full list? Send an email to kellyq@eliresearch.com with the Subject line "OASIS-C Checklist" for a PDF copy