This manual provides guidance for home health agencies (HHAs) on how to ensure the collection of high-quality (accurate) OASIS data. There is no revised version of the OASIS-D Guidance Manual for 2020. The purpose of the IMPACT Act is to standardize patient assessment data collected for Post-Acute Care (PAC) providers.
However, the current “Stabilization in Bathing” national reference rate is approximately 98% as the stabilization rate includes patients who numerically stay the same for OASIS M1830 AND patients who numerically improve in the OASIS M1830 score. CMS provides several quality measure reports that are generated from OASIS data.
The changes to the OASIS data set and data collection guidance are effective for OASIS assessments with an M0090 Date Assessment Completed of January 1, 2020 or later. Two existing items are added to the Follow-Up time point for data collection. Data collection at certain time points for 23 existing OASIS D1 items is optional.
However, the data items in OASIS alone do not constitute a thorough comprehensive assessment. For example, the OASIS items do not include vital signs, assessment of breath sounds, or collection of data on fluid intake, which are part of a more complete patient assessment.