Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Are you ready for these soon-to-be tracked processes? If you've already begun your OASIS C prep based on the form CMS released back in March, you should be in good shape. That's because the newest OASIS C form the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued July 15 contains only minor changes, notes OASIS expert Patricia Jump with Acorn's End Training & Consulting in Stewartville, Minn. "No new questions have been added and no questions have been deleted," Jump tells Eli. "The number of items remains the same and the OASIS numbering remains the same." Hold on: The newest OASIS C form still could undergo changes before final implementation in January, however, CMS points out. The agency issued this draft form,which still lacks Office of Management and Budget approval, for its vendor training conferences this month.CMS also issued new OASIS C data specs, version 2.0. "These specifications should be considered [...]