Category: OASIS E1
Reviewing HHVBP Updates in the Recently Released Interim and Annual Performance Reports
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: September 3, 2025The July release of the Interim Performance Reports (IPR) were released at the end of July, and the reports include the first quarter of 2025 OASIS Outcome Measures, along with the remaining measures through December 31, 2024.
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Four New OASIS Items for 2027 – Health-Related Social Needs
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: March 10, 2025Today, we’re going to explore the possibility of four new items possibly being incorporated into your current comprehensive assessment—well before they are set to officially become part of the OASIS document in 2027. This would allow us to start identifying the key areas to highlight once they take effect.
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Understanding Important Updates Regarding Credit Balance Reports and Telehealth Face-to-Face Encounters
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: January 13, 2025Two important updates from the end of 2024 need to be communicated to both home health and hospice teams regarding Credit Balance Reports and Telehealth Face-to-Face Encounters.
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2024 Home Health Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2025
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: January 6, 2025As we close out 2024, Home Health has been a rocky road at best. We expect that this will continue into 2025, but with advocacy efforts comes the potential for improvement.
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Reviewing Changes Outlined in the OASIS-E1 Final Guidance Manual
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: December 17, 2024The updates include the addition of one new item to the OASIS. Additionally, two items will be removed entirely, a change anticipated due to their limited relevance in OASIS calculations. Three existing items have been revised refer to the manual for further details on those updates. Lastly, the skip pattern for M0102 has been updated.
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CMS Releases 2025 Home Health Final Rule & Quality Update
By Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C / Posted on: November 12, 2024The much-anticipated 2025 Home Health Final Rule was posted Friday, November 1, 2024, and includes applicable changes for implementation in calendar year (CY) 2025 and beyond.
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