title: Using OASIS (Outcomes and Assessment Information Set) to reach OBQI (outcome-based quality improvement).
abstract: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has proposed new regulations that require home care providers to report outcome results. The Outcomes and Assessment Information Set will be the vehicle by which home care providers reach outcomes-based quality improvement--the ultimate goal for the industry and HCFA.
authors.affiliation: Elder-manage, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States