This OASIS-E training video presents information on the Respiratory section. Documentation on Respiratory system involves noting for breath sounds, altered breathing patterns, irregular breath sounds, checking for dyspnea, any acute exacerbation of shortness of breath, any current active episode of cough or chest infection, any recent activation of seasonal allergies, compliance with prescribed inhalation & nebulizer medications if any, compliance with oxygen supplementation if any prescribed, and reading oxygen saturation.

We also discuss how to answer the OASIS question M1400 which is the mandatory question for Respiratory evaluation on section J of OASIS-E.

This presentation is aimed at providing a brief introduction for beginners regarding home health care, services offered as well as benefits & goals of home health care. On this presentation, we are essentially discussing home health care services paid by Medicare.

An individual must be Homebound, which is a requirement one must satisfy to qualify for initiating home health care services and remain so, as long as the services are received. We need to answer about Homebound status on every Medicare patient assessment. In this presentation, we learn about guidelines and criteria which define the Homebound status of an individual.

Learn about tips for setting up an appointment, information/reference paperwork  to be gathered, making contact with caregivers and other important details regarding scheduling the start of care assessment visit.

This OASIS-E training video presents information on the Pain section such as pain evaluation, pain management, types of pain etc.

We also discuss how to answer the OASIS questions J0510, J0520 & J0530 which are the mandatory questions for pain evaluation on section J of OASIS-E.

This OASIS-E training video presents the information related to cardiovascular health that home health clinicians significantly deal with such as – hypertension, hypotension, orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, heart failure, arrhythmia, and use of pacemaker etc.

The training focuses on the cardiovascular status documentation for OASIS-E including noting the important findings on all types of assessments – Start of Care (SOC), Resumption of Care (ROC), Recertification, Discharge as well as weekly follow up visit notes.

This OASIS-E training video presents information on the Endocrine section.  In a home health setting, on the Endocrine status we significantly deal with diabetes and thyroid dysfunction. In this presentation, we will learn about the findings for diabetes and thyroid function which need to be reported on OASIS-E.

This OASIS-E training video presents information on performing proper nutritional assessment and patient education on knowledge deficiencies which can contributes heavily to patient goal accomplishment and facilitates a positive change in overall patient health.

We also discuss how to answer the OASIS questions K0520, M1870 & M1060 which are the mandatory questions for nutrition evaluation on section K of OASIS-E.

This OASIS-E training video presents information on the Genitourinary topics such as bladder control, UTIs, prostate issues in males, urinary catheters, urostomy, nephrostomy, CKD, and dialysis which are frequently encountered in senior citizens.

We also discuss how to answer the OASIS questions M1600 & M1610 which are the mandatory questions for genitourinary evaluation on section H of OASIS-E.

This OASIS-E training video presents information on Gastrointestinal topics such as constipation, bowel control, ostomy, gastroesophageal reflux and indigestion, and inflammatory bowel disease which are frequently encountered in senior citizens.

We also discuss how to answer the OASIS questions M1620 & M1630 which are the mandatory questions for gastrointestinal evaluation on section H of OASIS-E.