A nurse for a certified home health care agency understands that outcome data for Medicare patients must be collected using the standardized ____
a. Centers for Medicare Outcomes Set
b. Healthcare Outcomes Assessment Survey
c. Outcomes and Assessment Information Set
d. Quality Outcomes for Medicare Survey
C
Based on Shaughnessy and colleagues' extensive research into outcomes measurement for home care, the standardized Outcomes and Assessment Information Set was developed. Medicare has adopted conditions of participation that require certified home care agencies to collect outcomes data through the use of the Outcomes and Assessment Information Set.
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