The OASIS was implemented to provide the format for a comprehensive assessment in the home health care setting. How is this assessment tool used? (Select all that apply.)
a. To improve the quality of care
b. To improve the communication about the individual
c. To serve as a guide for reimbursement
d. To evaluate the level of patient disability
A, B, C
The OASIS was implemented to provide the format for a comprehensive assessment, which forms the basis for planning care and measuring patient outcomes–based quality improvement (OBQI) (CMS, 2011). As with all other documentation systems, OASIS is used to improve both the quality of care and the communication about the individual and serve as a guide for reim-bursement. The OASIS assessment does not evaluate the level of patient disability; however, a portion of the assessment addresses the functional capabilities of the patient to perform activities of daily living.
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