COS-C Exam Prep & OASIS Training

A WEBINAR Series

A 6-part Webinar Series

2:00-3:00pm EST

A New Approach to COS-C Exam Preparation

and Advanced OASIS Training

Excellence in OASIS-C

Presented By: Joan Usher, BS, RHIA, COS-C, ACE

Looking for an innovative way to prepare your staff to take the COS-C Exam? Are you searching for efficient ways to offer advanced training workshops without the travel or multi-day staff costs? The Excellence in OASIS-C Webinar Series has been specially developed to help you train more of your staff at a fraction of the cost of a full day workshop. While this intense series is designed for the motivated student who wants to pursue their COS-C designation, it is also appropriate for the clinician looking to enhance their OASIS-C understanding and accuracy. OASIS-C has undergone many clarifications and changes since its implementation, resulting in revised guidelines. Case mix scores are dropping because of a lack of understanding on how to score OASIS data items. This advanced program provides a comprehensive overview of OASIS for a thorough understanding to successfully complete the COS-C exam. Incorporated throughout the series will be the OASIS item intent, guidelines and corresponding OASIS Q&As. This program is appropriate for Clinical Directors and Supervisors, Performance Improvement Specialists, Case Managers and Utilization Specialists or experienced Clinicians. This 6-part webinar series (60 minutes each) will require the participant to download OASIS materials in advance of the program and complete homework from each session. Time will be allotted in the beginning of each session to review homework and questions before proceeding to new content. All live sessions will be taped and available for viewing following their live broadcast.

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Tuesdays February 26, 2013

March 5, 2013 March 12, 2013 March 19, 2013 March 26, 2013

April 2, 2013

Series Objectives

Examine correct completion of M Questions Understand HHRG items Enhance knowledge of Case Mix Diagnoses Understand the different Diagnosis M items Review items from SOC, Recertification, Transfer, and Discharge OASIS Understand OASIS Timepoints requirement Explore Questions & Answers from CMS and review the various nuisances and how they

impact the correct response Review OASIS situations which may not frequently be utilized in home health to prepare

participants for COS-C examination

Excellence in OASIS-C COS-C Prep & OASIS Training Webinars

Session 6 Tues, April 2, 2013

Review of the following: 1. Chapter 3 OASIS Questions – Medications M2000s 2. M2100 Care Management 3. M2200 Therapy Need & Plan of Care 4. Plan of Care interventions M2250 & M2400 5. Emergent Care items M2300s 6. Discharge items M2420, M0903, M0906

1. Overview of COS-C exam and expectations 2. Brief explanation of core documents 3. OASIS overview & eligibility 4. OASIS & CoPs 5. Understanding the difference between initial assessment & comprehensive assessment

Session 1 Tues, February 26, 2013

Review of Chapter 3 OASIS M items/Clinical M1200-M1700s

1. Integumentary Review M1300s 2. Explain completion of pressure ulcer, stasis ulcer and surgical wounds questions 3. Participants provided with checklist of what is and what is NOT a surgical wound

Session 4 Tues, March 19, 2013

1. Review of Face to Face Eligibility Q&As 2. Reason for Assessment Issues -Understanding when OASIS timepoints are

required 3. OASIS Conventions -Understanding the 7 conventions used in

OASIS

Session 2 Tues, March 5, 2013

Review of Chapter 3 OASIS M items/Functional -Explain ADL& IADL Questions M1800s-M1900s

Session 5 Tues, March 26, 2013

1. Understanding Case Mix Diagnoses 2. Review of Inpatient Diagnostic Questions M1010,

M1012, M1016 3. Review of Home Health Diagnostic Questions 4. Begin Review of Chapter 3 OASIS M items/Clinical

Questions M0030-M1100

Session 3 Tues, March 12, 2013

Joan L. Usher, President of JLU Health Record System, has been a certified OASIS specialist for over 7 years.

She has been teaching OASIS classes since 2004 and has educated hundreds clinicians in the different elements of OASIS B and OASIS C. Joan teaches both OASIS 101 for the new clinician, OASIS Outcomes for QI Staff , and advanced OASIS COS-C Prep for clinicians wanting to prepare for the COS-C examination. Joan has presented multiple presentations on OASIS for State Associations. Her advanced experience in ICD-9-CM is a natural match to understanding OASIS and gives her a unique perspective to bring to her teaching. JLU Health Record Systems provides multiple agencies with OASIS compliance audits to assure appropriate documentation and accurate reimbursement.

The COS-C Prep Webinar Series is a six-part program. To achieve optimal benefit, each participant should participate in all six sessions.

Registrations will not be accepted for individual sessions. Each session is designed to build upon the information gained from the

previous session. Homework will be assigned after each session and participants are

expected to complete their homework before the start of the next webinar session.

Can’t make a session? Recordings will be available approximately 1 day after each session. They will be viewable online but not downloadable. They will be available to view by attendees free of charge until 2 weeks after the final session.

If you miss a session do not simply jump to the next class. It is best to go back and listen in sequence to the missed sessions and complete any homework as information continues to build from one session to the next.

NOTE: All exam applications go directly to OASIS Answers, Inc. (See box) We do not handle exam registrations.

Excellence in OASIS-C

COS-C Prep & OASIS Training Webinars

Webinar Details

Cos-C Examination: OASIS Answers COS-C (Certificate for OASIS Specialist-Clinical) offers an online option for taking the examination at any time at your local H&R Block location. Exam registration is booked directly through OASIS Answers. Find the nearest Testing Center: http://www.goamp.com/displayTCList.aspx?pExamID=1 Register Online: http://www.oasisanswers.com/products#exams Registration Form: http://www.oasisanswers.com/_literature_125127/Computer_Based_Testing_(CBT)_Registration_Form As of the printing of this brochure the following fees apply: First Time Testing: $345 Renewal testing: $295

Virginia Association for Home Care and Hospice

8001 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 110, Richmond, VA 23229

804-285-8636 fax 804-288-3303 www.vahc.org

Excellence in OASIS-C

COS-C Prep & OASIS Training Webinar A 6-part Webinar Series

2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 & 4/2

2:00 –3:00 pm EST*

(1:00—2:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm—1:00 pm MT, 11:00—12:00 PT)

This is how it works… Complete the Registration Form for your agency and return to VAHC Registered locations will be sent an e-mail confirmation with log-in information, along with handout materials and/or resources. Join the conference by logging in to the webinar to receive your dial-in instructions. Gather your staff, and follow along with the handouts, complete any homework assigned between session for lively discussion at the beginning of each session, and participate in the interactive Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: Registration fees are based on each log-in connection; multiple log-ins from your agency will be charged. We are unable to accommodate more than one agency per log-in.

Please make check payable to VAHC Mail or Fax this form to:

Virginia Association for Home Care and Hospice 8001 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 110

Richmond, VA 23229 Fax: 804-288-3303

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Contact Hours: There will be 6 contact hours offered for the series as a whole. Contact hours will not be offered for each individual session. You will be sent a sign-in sheet with 6 session blocks. You will also receive an evaluation with the last session of the series that covers the whole series. Fax the sign in sheet with a supervisor’s signature and an evaluation for each attendee after the last session to (603)225-5817 to receive contact

Cost: This registration fee is for the series as a whole.

Member: $599 Non-Member: $999

Recordings: Recordings will be available approximately 1 day after each session. They will be viewable online but not downloadable. They will be available to view by attendees free of charge until 2 weeks after the final session.