tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 3

Home Care: PRIVATE-PAY OASIS POLICIES MUST BE BASED ON THE WRITTEN WORD

CMS letter to surveyors fails to clear up confusion.A new letter to state surveyors supposedly resolves the questions regarding collection of OASIS data for private-pay patients, but critics claim the letter raises more questions than it answers. According to the Dec. 11 letter, "Effective December 8, 2003, and until further notice, State Survey Agencies (SAs) must not cite any deficiency for [a home health agency's] failure to include the OASIS data set as part of the patient-specific, comprehensive assessment for private pay patients," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says. The letter cites as its authority...

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