Three industry leaders – MED-PASS, Lisa Selman-Holman and the Home Care Information Network – have joined forces to create the OASIS-C training program you can’t afford to be without.

Agency subscriptions are available for six [6] month or twelve [12] month periods and allow your staff unlimited 24/7 access. View and learn from home or office, individually and in group sessions.

Each training module includes a link to instantly download training handouts and reference tools. Have a question while you’re viewing? Click on the ASK! link…send your question to Lisa; your email includes the module name and time point in the training presentation where your question originated.

Each module also includes an on-line course evaluation and post-test. Scores are determined immediately... successful tests allow viewers to immediately access a completion/continuing education certificate.

Administrative tools allow managers and supervisors to easily generate reports to determine compliance with any training mandate and report on the testing outcomes for staff members.

  • 6-month or 12-month subscription periods
  • Access from home or office
  • Supports both individual and group learning methods
  • Instant access to handouts
  • Ask Lisa your question
  • On-line post test provides instant results
  • Easy to administer, manage and monitor training and compliance efforts

Lisa is a 23 year veteran of home care as an RN. She has experience as a field nurse, director and executive with home and hospice agencies, both large and small. Soon after graduating from University of Houston with her law degree she took a position as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Texas Association for Home Care where she advocated for home care agencies and acted as a regulatory resource. She participated in the writing of the home care regulations in Texas as well as the Nursing Delegation rules and rules regarding Nursing Peer Review in Texas. She has been involved in accreditation surveys, acquisitions and many regulatory crises with state survey agencies and the intermediary, including termination proceedings and investigations. Part of her responsibilities have included legal and risk management, acting as Compliance Officer, development of policies and forms, survey compliance, appeals of Medicare denials, writing Corrective Action Plans, start-ups of parent and branch agencies, consulting with agencies on a variety of subjects and education of staff. Lisa established her own home care and hospice consulting company, Selman-Holman & Associates, LLC, in 2004.

Certified as a Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D) and is certified in OASIS competency, COS-C. She is the consulting editor to Eli Research's Home Health ICD-9 Alert and is the technical editor to Decision Health's Diagnosis Coding Pro for Home Health. She is a frequent contributor to other home care periodicals. She is a member of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) specialty advisory board on home health coding and is a BMSC approved instructor for the HCS-D exam. She has participated on the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board on the Exam Review Task Force. She is an active member of the Texas Association for Home Care and frequently serves on regulatory task forces. She also is participating with the Texas Medical Foundation's Quality Improvement Organization State Home Health Coalition

Ultimate OASIS-C - Item By Item is a ten [10] part training series. Total viewing time for all modules is 8.5 hours. [Additional time is required for completion of exercises, review of collateral training materials, on-line evaluations and post tests.] Upon successful completion of all modules in the series, nurses will earn 13.7 contact hours of continuing education.

SERIES MODULES and OBJECTIVES

Module 1 : Introduction and Purposes including OBQI, OBQM and Home Health Compare, New Process Measures and Changes to the Case Mix Variables
[Viewing Time: 56 minutes / 1.25 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purposes of OASIS.
2. Explain how OASIS impacts payment.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the difference between an outcome measure and a process measure.

Module 2 : The How, Who, What and When of OASIS-C: the Patients, the CoPs, the Time Points and Conventions
[Viewing Time: 62 minutes / 1.7 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify patients who require an OASIS comprehensive assessment.
2. Identify the OASIS C time points for comprehensive assessments and updates of those assessments.
3. Identify regulations that govern OASIS data collection.
4. Explain particular time points that require a comprehensive assessment.
5. Explain conventions related to OASIS data collection.

Module 3 : Patient Tracking Sheet [M0010 – M0150] and Clinical Record Items [M0080-M0110]
[Viewing Time: 20 minutes / .9 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the concept of “qualified clinician” for completing OASIS comprehensive assessments.
4. Explain the significance of data items regarding timely initiation of care to best practices and process measures.

Module 4 : Patient History and Diagnosis [M1000-M1055]
[Viewing Time: 50 minutes / 1.3 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the significance of data items to payment.
5. Explain the significance of Appendix D to diagnosis coding.
6. Explain the purpose of data items related to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.
7. Apply guidance to patient scenarios.

Module 5A : Integumentary Status [M1300’s]
[Viewing Time: 94 minutes / 2.9 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module - Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the significance of data items to payment.
5. Apply guidance to patient scenarios.
6. Identify the importance of updating knowledge of OASIS guidance as it becomes available.

Module 5B : Living Arrangements [M1100], Sensory Status [M1200-M1242] and Respiratory Status [M1400’s]
[Viewing Time: 21 minutes /0.6 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for Living Arrangements, Sensory Status and Respiratory Status: Upon completion of this module segment the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the significance of data items to payment.
5. Apply guidance to patient scenarios.
6. Explain the requirements of a standardized tool for pain assessment.

Module 6 : Cardiac Status [M1500-M1510], Elimination Status [M1600-M1630], Neuro/Emotional/Behavioral Status [M1700-M1750]
[Viewing Time: 40 minutes / 1.0 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the significance of data items to payment.
5. Apply guidance to patient scenarios.

Module 7 : ADL/IADLs [M1800-M1910]
[Viewing Time: 79 minutes / 1.8 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the significance of data items to payment.
5. Apply general conventions for ADLs/IADLs to patient scenarios.
6. Apply guidance to patient scenarios.
7. Explain the requirements of a standardized falls risk assessment.

Module 8 : Medications [M2000-M2040], Care Management [M2100-M2110], Therapy Need [M2200] and Plan of Care [M2250]
[Viewing Time: 53 minutes / 1.3 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify key terms used in M2000-M2040, such as clinically significant medication issues and physician communication.
3. Explain the significance of data items in Medications (M2000- M2015) and Plan of Care Synopsis (M2250) to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain changed guidance in OASIS C regarding management of medications (change from majority of medications to identifying the medication which requires the most assistance).

Module 9 : Data Items Collected at Inpatient Facility Admission or Agency Discharge Only [M2400-M0906]
[Viewing Time: 37 minutes / .95 Contact Hrs, Nursing]
Objectives for this module: Upon completion of this module the participant will be able to…
1. Identify the purpose and the meaning of each OASIS data item.
2. Identify new and changed OASIS data items.
3. Explain the significance of data items regarding plan of care intervention synopsis to best practices and process measures.
4. Explain the correct use of M0903, M0906 and M0090 dates.


Ultimate OASIS-C Training - Item By Item is available NOW! Click on the link below for pricing information and order form. All orders and payment will be submitted to MED-PASS; your training series will be accessible through the Home Care Information Network. A PC with web browser, high-speed internet connection and speakers/headset are required to access HCIN training content.



Are you and your staff still a little fuzzy about the OASIS-C changes and the impact on your agency?

If so, take advantage of our FREE, 2-PART INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION by Lisa Selman-Holman titled

OASIS-C Overview : Prepare to Succeed

Released on September 1st, 2009, it’s a great overview of OASIS changes announced as of that time.
Click on the presentation title above, then register and view.

Please remember...HCIN, MED-PASS and Lisa Selman-Holman have prepared this 2-part, 110 minute presentation to better inform you of general OASIS-C changes. OASIS-C Overview: Prepare to Succeed is informational in nature and does not provide nursing continuing education.