Palliative care is an interdisciplinary level of care to address the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of a patient with a serious illness. Care can take place in different settings, including inside and outside of the home. This article will cover how palliative care[…]

There were several new items that were added to the OASIS E data set as of January 1, 2023. Many of the new items are complex, with the exception of item N0415 that addresses High Risk Drug Classes: Use and Indication. Thankfully, this item is[…]

The purpose of Section O in the new OASIS E data set is to identify ALL special treatments, procedures, and programs that are part of a patient’s current plan of care at Start of Care, Resumption, and Discharge timepoints. Learn more about authoring the best[…]

OASIS Item M1242, which assesses the frequency at which a patient’s pain interferes with activity, was retired on January 1, 2023. Pain is now assessed more thoroughly on the new OASIS E and is broken down to assess how pain impacts three specific activities which[…]

OASIS E was one of the most extensive updates in the history of the OASIS data set. Many new items and new OASIS sections went into effect on January 1, 2023. Section K is a new section that was added to the OASIS data set[…]

When CMS released drafts of the new OASIS-E data set in early 2022, many were very excited to see that M1730, which contains the PHQ-2 assessment, was leaving the OASIS data set. It did not take long for the excitement to fizzle out, as it[…]

Home Health Compare was created because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that healthcare consumers have access to a comparison tool that provides transparent information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies nationwide. The Home Health Care Compare website features a[…]