CMS Withdraws Incorrect OASIS Guidance For Outpatient Therapy Data Collection, Says Alliance

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that completing the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data collection is not required for outpatient therapy services, and it will retract the previously published guidance, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance).  CMS issued guidance in its Quarterly OASIS Q&A document […]

Study Reveals Socioeconomic Disparities In Home Health Care Quality

Residents in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status were more likely to use lower-quality home health agencies, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Georgia, Athens. Using data from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS), Area Deprivation Index and Patient Care Star Ratings, researchers examined 1,657,133 Medicare beneficiaries who received home […]