As a task included in the current CMS contracted scope of work, the OASIS Answers' team conducted the 2012 annual review, update and consolidation of CMS' OASIS Q&As related to data collection. The updated files were posted TODAY and are available for download:
Category 1 : OASIS Applicability - December 2012 (48 KB)
Category 2: Comprehensive Assessments - December 2012 (251 KB)
Category 3: Follow-up Assessments - December 2012 (62 KB)
Category 4: OASIS Data Set - Forms & Items - December 2012 (946 KB)
Your OASIS Answers' Team will be presenting the Quarterly OASIS Update Teleconference TOMORROW, Wednesday - January 18th at 3:30 pm Eastern. Join as Linda Krulish and Debbie Chisholm give you the highlights of the most significant changes in CMS guidance for 2012, based on all the updated CMS guidance documents and Q&As that have been posted in the last week. Receive helpful Guidance Manual Change Sheets, prepared by the OAI team to help you quickly educate your field staff on new Chapter 3 updates that your agency data collectors must know. Receive an indepth overview of the new January Quarterly Q&As expected to be released Wednesday, along with application scenarios and answers to test your staff and reinforce compliant application of the new January Q&A guidance.
Commit to enhancing your OASIS accuracy in 2012!
