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Linda H. Krulish, PT MHS COS-C
President
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| Linda, a physical therapist in home care since 1988, is a nationally recognized expert on OASIS and home health quality improvement. She serves as a consultant to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractors, assisting in the development and refinement of the OASIS data set and resources, quality improvement measures and practices, and PPS-related models, tools and training materials. Currently she oversees the contract managing the national CMS OASIS Q&A Mailbox |
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and overseeing the annual training of the state OASIS Education Coordinators, and is assisting with refinement of items, process measures and support materials related to the OASIS-C.
She is the President and a Founding Member of the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board (OCCB), serving as Chair of the OCCB’s Clinical Advisory Panel and Exam Review Task Force. Linda is President and Founder of OASIS ANSWERS, Inc., in Redmond Washington. |
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Deborah L. Chisholm, RN BSN CPHQ COS-C
Senior Associate Consultant
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| Debbie is a registered nurse practicing since 1978 in critical care, home health, hospice and quality improvement. She served as the Home Health Manager at the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care where she was involved in the national implementation of OBQI. She was trained in OASIS by individuals at the Center for Health Services Research, at the University of Colorado and worked as an OASIS trainer for the |
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CMS Data Accuracy Verification (DAVE) Project. Currently she provides content expertise on the CMS OASIS Q&A Mailbox contract. Debbie is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation, and is a Senior Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Sparkle A. Sparks, MPT HCS-D COS-C
Senior Associate Consultant
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| Sparkle, a licensed physical therapist, has been in home health care as a consultant, direct care provider, PPS analyst, staff educator and OASIS & ICD-9 coding instructor since 1994. She holds the Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D) designation and served as an advisor to and member of the Board of Specialty Medical Coding. She was awarded the 2007 American |
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Physical Therapy Association’s “Excellence in Homecare Award” in national recognition of the exceptional contribution in promoting home care and physical therapy practice. Sparkle has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is a Senior Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Annette D. Lee, RN MS COS-C
Associate Consultant
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| Annette is a registered nurse practicing since 1990, with the majority of her nursing experience in home health care. In 2000 she joined the home health intermediary Cahaba GBA where she became a sought after instructor, providing education to home health providers on Medicare reimbursement issues and effective documentation strategies. Her broad experiences make her uniquely able to provide |
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practical solutions to meet the requirements of the fiscal intermediary system and medical review within the “real world” environment of home health. She presents nationally on OASIS, PPS, documentation and coverage. Annette has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Patti Johnston, RN CWOCN COS-C
Associate Consultant
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| Patti is a Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse practicing since 1985 in critical care, home health, and quality improvement. She has authored extensively on wound management and quality improvement, and has developed multiple wound management tools to enhance wound assessment and healing. She is an instructor of wound management at Houston Baptist |
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University School of Nursing. She served on the Oasis Certificate and Competency Board’s (OCCB) Clinical Advisory Panel as well as on the 2007 Exam Review Task Force. Patti has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Lisa A. Gorski, MS CNS-BC CRNI FAAN
Senior Associate Consultant
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| Lisa is a Clinical Nurse Specialist working at a large Milwaukee home care agency since 1985. Her primary areas of expertise include care of chronically ill adult patients and home infusion therapy. In addition to authoring a recurring column on infusion standards for the Journal of Infusion Nursing, she has authored over 50 journal articles and book chapters, and four books. She was honored by the Infusion Nurses Society as the 2003 Certified Infusion Nurse of |
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the Year, and served as the 2007 President of the Infusion Nurses Society. She was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 2006 and in 2008 participated on the committee to revise the newly published American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Home Health Nurses. Lisa has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is a Senior Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Wendy K. Anemaet, PT PhD GCS CWS GTC COS-C
Associate Consultant
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Wendy is a registered physical therapist since 1989 in home health, acute care, rehab, outpatient, and skilled nursing. Currently, she is an assistant professor at the School of Physical Therapy at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Wendy is a Geriatric Clinical Specialist and Certified Wound Specialist, has a Geriatric Training Certificate, and serves on the editorial board of Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.
She has co-authored books on home health |
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rehabilitation and has published hundreds of articles on home health therapy in peer-reviewed and trade publications. She provides training nationally on geriatric strengthening, wound assessment and management, and competency testing for home health therapists on the drug regimen review and pharmacology. Wendy has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Rebecca B. Skrine, MS CCC-SLP CHCE COS-C
Associate Consultant
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| Becky has been practicing in home care since 1980. She has served as a speech language pathologist, administrator, consultant, and educator. She is a Certified Home Care and Hospice Executive (CHCE) and holds the Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical (COS-C) designation. She was a member of the national Home Health Quality Improvement |
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Organization Executive Steering Committee and contributed to Best Practice Intervention Packages as part of the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign. She served on the Oasis Certificate and Competency Board’s (OCCB) Clinical Advisory Panel as well as on the 2007 Exam Review Task Force. She is an Associate Consultant with Oasis Answers, Inc. |
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Ida Blevins, BS RHIA
Associate Consultant
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Ida, a Registered Health Information Administrator, has worked in Health Information Management since 1975. Along with her hospital, ambulatory care and private sector health information management and coding experience, she has been actively involved in home care management for the past decade.
Ida serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Home Care Council and has provided numerous |
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ICD-9-CM training seminars and coding audits nationally. She co-authored a home care coding textbook for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and serves as the Facilitator of AHIMA’s Home Health Community of Practice. Ida served on the Clinical Advisory Panel for the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Stephanie A. Mello, MSN MBA RN COS-C
Senior Associate Consultant
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| Stephanie, a registered nurse since 1987, has worked in home health for nearly 18 years. In addition to holding positions in staff development and performance improvement she has a wide range of managerial and administrative skills. She serves on several advisory and community boards. She was an original member of the OASIS Certificate & Competency Board’s Clinical Advisory Panel and participated in the |
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item writing and test development process. Stephanie has participated in the development and presentation of several best practice educational sessions in areas including pain, urinary incontinence, and medication reconciliation. She has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Roger A. Herr, PT MPA COS-C
Associate Consultant
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| Roger is a physical therapist practicing in home health since 1989. He began his career in home health rehabilitation management and with the completion of his Masters, he pursued strategic initiatives including organizational development, telehealth, and developing point of care documentation systems. Roger served two terms |
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as President of the Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, as well as serving as a CHAP Site Visitor. Roger has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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Pam K. Szczerba, PT MPT COS-C
Associate Consultant
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| Pam, a licensed physical therapist, has been in home health care as a consultant, direct care provider, clinical educator and quality reviewer since 1995. She has worked closely with home care nurses in developing agency care management guidelines and most recently a Heart Failure Disease Management Program. She was instrumental in the development of the SAFE Program, a fall prevention and exercise |
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program for the geriatric population, and has authored on fall prevention in peer-reviewed publications. She has been adjunct faculty for both the University of Delaware and Widener University's Physical Therapy Programs. Pam has earned the Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) designation and is an Associate Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc. |
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