title: The therapist's role in comprehensive assessment and OASIS.
abstract: Looking for guidelines for using therapists to collect comprehensive assessment data & OASIS? This article presents issues related to the involvement and restrictions of physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists in comprehensive assessment functions. The scope of practice and roles therapists can assume is outlined and provides references you can use to develop your own policies.
authors.affiliation: Home Therapy Services, Powel,Ohio 43065, USA. Linda@OASISANSWERS.com
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Krulish
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000592:standards*