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Using the new OASIS-based reports in OBQI.
Kathryn S Crisler1, Lorna Baillie, Karin Conway
1Center for Health Services Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80222, USA.
Home Healthcare Nurse
|October 10, 2003
Summary
New three-bar outcome reports offer home care agencies enhanced comparison capabilities. Agencies can now track current performance against past years and benchmarks, improving the Outcomes Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) process.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Home Care Analytics
Background:
- OASIS outcome reports became available in 2002, comparing agency performance to a reference rate.
- These reports initially covered 41 distinct outcomes for home care agencies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the newly available three-bar OASIS reports with the previous two-bar reports.
- To detail the information provided by the new reports within the OBQI process.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of two-bar and three-bar OASIS outcome reports.
- Evaluation of data presentation and utility for quality improvement.
Main Results:
- Three-bar reports provide a more comprehensive performance evaluation.
- Agencies can assess current outcomes against both previous performance and external benchmarks.
Conclusions:
- The enhanced three-bar reports offer greater insight for home care quality improvement.
- These reports facilitate a more robust evaluation within the OBQI framework.