OASIS Data Collection, Accuracy, and Transmission
For a Medicare-certified agency, sets out how OASIS data are collected as part of the comprehensive assessment, checked for accuracy, encoded, and transmitted to CMS within 30 days, how errors are corrected, and how patient-identifiable OASIS information is protected.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HH-ASM-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §484.45
- Library
- Texas home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Patient care
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Answer OASIS items from your own observation and interview at the visit, following the current CMS guidance. Never copy answers forward.
- Complete and sign the OASIS the day of the visit, or the next day at the latest.
- An OASIS reviewer checks it for accuracy. Only the clinician who did the assessment may change an answer, and only if it did not reflect what was observed.
- Every completed OASIS must be sent to CMS within 30 days of completing the assessment. Our target is 10 days.
- OASIS information that identifies a patient is never released to the public.
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 for this start of care and the date it was transmitted. Was it within 30 days of completing the assessment?
- Who reviews OASIS data before it is submitted, and what do they look for?
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