OASIS (Medicare)

The Outcome and ASsessment Information Set (OASIS) is a group of data elements that:

• Represent core items of a comprehensive assessment for an adult home care patient; and

• Form the basis for measuring patient outcomes for purposes of outcome-based quality improvement (OBQI).

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

Weighing the right way

Correct Test Weight Handling Guide: 12 Practical Tips

The OASIS is a key component of Medicare's partnership with the home care industry to foster and monitor improved home health care outcomes and is proposed to be an integral part of the revised Conditions of Participation for Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) – see the Regulations page on this site. [1]