The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host the third in a series of National Provider Calls on the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS-C).

OASIS-C is a modification to the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) that Home Health Agencies (HHAs) must collect in order to participate in the Medicare program. Implementation of OASIS-C, OMB #0938-0760, is required effective January 1, 2010.

Development of the modifications to the OASIS-B1 instrument began in 2005, following recommendations from a variety of stakeholders: industry feedback, NQF recommendations, a Home Health Technical Expert Panel who identified Best Practice process measures that were deemed to be within the control of the Home Health Agency and MedPAC Report: adding quality measures in home health (Chapter 5, June 2006, report) OASIS C testing was completed in 2008 and an instrument revision posted 11/2008. The comment period ended January 13, 2009.

Moderator Information
Moderator: Robin Sutton
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Presenter Information
Speakers: Robin Dowell, Angela Richards and Elizabeth Madigan
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality