Description

Two full days of OASIS-E1 data collection rules & guidance training, with an optional certificate for OASIS specialist-clinical exam administration.

Experience OASIS training in an immersive and engaging atmosphere based on the most current CMS guidance available. This workshop provides the nation's best education for learning and refining your OASIS coding knowledge, with focus on the OASIS-E1 items and evolving guidance, including a review of the guidance for the new COVID-19 Vaccination OASIS item.

This workshop is developed, continually updated, and presented by the OASIS Answers' Blueprint Team. The training is targeted to field clinicians, clinical supervisors, OASIS educators and reviewers/auditors, quality improvement staff, and those preparing for the COS-C Exam.

Join the comprehensive and nationally acclaimed two-day Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy workshop and learn to confidently teach, audit and collect OASIS-E1 items accurately. Our instructors use their many years and varied home healthcare experiences to guide the attendees through relatable patient scenarios that illustrate and reinforce pertinent OASIS coding concepts. Through large and small group problem-solving discussions, attendees will apply coding instructions to more than 50 application scenarios, solidifying mastery of concepts and providing excellent preparation for the open-book COS-C Exam. Make plans to attend with the dedicated OASIS Answers team as we master the guidance for 2025 together.

Workshop educational objectives include:
Selecting accurate OASIS responses based on patient-based scenarios
◦ Increasing accuracy of OASIS data, resulting in valid quality measurement and payment
◦ Increasing compliance with CMS expectations and coding guidance
Rather than provide opinions, assumptions, or unfounded interpretations, the Blueprint presenters model reliance on CMS guidance documents and provide strategies to boost confidence and performance in utilizing practical strategies to achieve OASIS accuracy.

Meet the Speakers

Linda Krulish, PT MHS COS-C

Linda is a physical therapist with a Masters in Health Sciences. She has worked in the Home Health industry since 1988 and has been a nationally recognized expert on OASIS since its national implementation in 1999. Linda serves the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractors, assisting in patient instrument development and maintenance, quality measure development, and provider education. She provides unique insights into the updates to the OASIS, IRF-PAI and LTCH Guidance Manuals and other key PAC provider educational resources. She provides of OASIS Answers' suite of CMS contracts, offering unmatched expert-level subject matter knowledge of CMS' Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and CMS' Quality Reporting Programs for Home Health, Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-Term Care Hospitals. She served as the President and a Founding Member of the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board (OCCB). Linda continues to oversee the premier Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical (COS-C) certification program in promotion of OASIS accuracy, as Chair of the Exam Review Taskforce. Linda is President, CEO and Founder of OASIS Answers, Inc.

Lori Marmon, PT MBA COS-C

Lori is a physical therapist with a Master’s in Business Administration. She has 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in home care since 2009. Her experience includes roles in quality education and clinical management. Lori currently supports OASIS Answers’ CMS contract work related to guidance and help desk support for the CMS Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and CMS’s Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs) for Home Health, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-Term Care Hospitals. Lori is an educator and member of the Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy presenter team. Lori holds the Certificate for OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) designation and is a Clinical Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc.

Continuing Education

Attendees of both days will receive 13.0 continuing education units for skilled nursing, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology and audiology.

Save Big with Group Registration!

Register 3 or more people from your organization and SAVE $50 PER PERSON! Don't miss this opportunity to ensure your whole team receives expert instruction firsthand while keeping costs down. Simply add 3 or more attendees during checkout to automatically apply your group discount. Limited time offer. Register today!

Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical Exam

Secure a spot by registering at least one week in advance. Onsite exam registration may not be available.

The Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical (COS-C) Exam is a voluntary certificate examination for those interested in demonstrating and establishing their expertise and commitment to OASIS data accuracy. Administered the day following the Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy training, the scope of the COS-C exam is similar to the Blueprint workshop agenda, covering current CMS OASIS data collection rules and guidance related to OASIS time points, regulations, patient populations and OASIS item specific scoring.

Candidates who successfully pass the examination are awarded the COS-C designation. To register, call OASIS Answers, Inc. at (425) 868.2304 or click here to register online.

EXAM REGISTRATION
Initial Exam: $250 (reflects "Blueprint" discount)
Renewal Exam: $200 (reflects “Blueprint” discount)

Registration and payment for the workshop is through the Blueprint sponsor.
Registration for the COS-C Exam is through oasisanswers.com.
Individuals may register for the workshop, the exam or both.

Sponsorship Opportunities

HCAF offers a multitude of ways for home care industry vendors to promote products and services, including through educational program sponsorships. Gain additional exposure for your organization by sponsoring this program! Click here to learn about the benefits of sponsorship. For more information, please contact us.