OASIS Data Collection, Accuracy, and Transmission
Sets out how a Medicare-certified Agency collects OASIS data as part of the comprehensive assessment, checks it for accuracy, encodes and transmits it to CMS within 30 days of completing the assessment, corrects errors, and protects the data. Georgia has no OASIS rule; this policy applies only if the Agency is Medicare-certified.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HH-ASM-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §484.45
- Library
- Georgia home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Patient care
- Sections
- 18
In short
- If we are Medicare-certified, the full assessment includes OASIS questions, answered by the nurse or therapist who did the assessment.
- OASIS answers must show the patient as they really were on the day of the assessment.
- A reviewer may question an answer, but only the assessing clinician may change it.
- Each OASIS assessment must reach CMS within 30 days of completion. Our goal is 14 days.
- Never share OASIS information outside the Agency except as the privacy policy allows.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §484.45)
- 5. Collecting OASIS Data
- 6. Clinical Review Before Submission
- 7. Encoding and Transmission
- 8. Correcting OASIS Records After Submission
- 9. Protecting OASIS Information
- 10. Quality of OASIS Data
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the OASIS transmission report for this patient. Was the assessment transmitted within 30 days of completion?
- How do you check OASIS data for accuracy before you transmit it?
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