CMS releases updated OASIS-E draft

Effective Feb 2, 2022

Published Feb 2, 2022

Last Reviewed Feb 2, 2022

An updated draft of OASIS-E that will be effective Jan. 1, 2023, was released on Feb. 1, 2022.

Notable changes from the draft released in 2020 include the removal of M2016 (Patient/caregiver drug education intervention) from Section N (Medications), as well as the reordering of some items.

In addition to the changes above, “Patient declines to respond” was added as an option to the following items:

A1005 (Ethnicity)
A1010 (Race)
A1250 (Transportation)
B1300 (Health literacy)
D0700 (Social isolation)

While this draft is not final, approval from the Office of Management and Budget is expected later this year. The industry awaits the updated OASIS-E guidance manual.

The updated draft can be downloaded at: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/draft-oasiseall-items-instrument-02012022.pdf,

For more on the OASIS-E changes and how to prepare your staff: https://homehealthline.decisionhealth.com/Articles/Detail.aspx?id=534187.

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