Home Health: OASIS Documentation RN creating a desensitization to the

creating a desensitization to the suffering of others

Information is geared to practitioners with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter

The target audience for this educational activity is nurses and nursing home administrators in the long-term care setting and other interested nurses

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have identified mental health wellness as one component of quality of life for the older adult living in a nursing home

and ultimately the quality of life for the persons that they are caring for

Home Health: OASIS Documentation RN creating a desensitization to theOASIS items collected by clinicians during a patients home health admission should have a focus on several of the OASIS items that affect payment, risk adjustment, outcomes, and quality measures. In order for accurate response to these items, clinicians need to have full understanding of OASIS, time points, and specific inclusions exclusions. As always, clinicians should follow agency policy procedures and refer to the CMS OASIS Guidance Manual for