OASIS Alert

Also learn how to survive therapy audits.

Simplify your OASIS C prep for the Jan. 1 deadline by using these cost-effective sessions for expert instruction with no travel costs:

• A Practical Guide to Digging into Critical Details of OASIS C. Tues. Sept. 22, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET. Accurately answering the new and changed OASIS data items is the big challenge. What about the look-back requirements to complete OASIS items? What is proactive care planning? What are the new requirements related to medications? Expert Pat Jump will provide key guidance and find solutions to clinical confusion and inconsistency by taking the guesswork out of the new process items. She also will give you tips on communicating with referral sources and discharge planners to ease the burden of OASIS data collection. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/conference-OASIS-C-details or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Survive Your Audits: Therapy Documentation Issues for 2009. This “Audio On Demand” conference is available at your convenience anytime on Thurs. Sept. 24. Expert Cindy Krafft will make sure you have the tools you need to assess the status of your therapy documentation and ensure you’re prepared for a higher level of review. Learn the top reasons for therapy denials and how to protect your agency. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/conference- Therapy-Documentation-Issues-for-2009-249 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Prepare NOW for the OASIS C Overhaul Coming January 2010. Tues. Oct. 20, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET. The biggest change to OASIS in over a decade is scheduled to be implemented in January, 2010 -- are YOU ready? Training is not optional if you want to succeed in 2010. Join expert OASIS trainer Pat Jump to get tips on how to accurately answer the new and revised OASIS questions. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/conference-OASIS-C-2010  or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Home Health Boot Camp for New OASIS C Process Measures: Session 1. Thurs. Oct. 22, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET. OASIS C has introduced a number of process items -- make sure you know their ins and outs before it’s too late. Join OASIS expert Judy Adams for this 2-part, informationpacked audio boot camp and get a jumpstart on how you can handle the OASIS C changes that are coming your way. Session 1 covers the medication, pain and heart failure process items. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/conference-Home-Health-OASIS-C-Session -1-2210 or call 1-800-508-2582.

• Home Health Boot Camp for New OASIS C Process Measures: Session 2. Thurs. Oct. 29, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET. Major changes to OASIS will impact you " make sure you’re ready for Jan. 1, 2010. Expert Judy Adams will make sure you know how to address OASIS C process measures for wound items, depression screening, falls risk assessment and for how to address plan of care and intervention synopsis items. Learn must-know facts and get sample tools and resources. More information is at www.audioeducator.com/conference-Home-Health-OASIS-C-Session-2-2910 or call 1-800-508-2582. Order Sessions 1 and 2 together at a reduced price.

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