Using OASIS Data to Target Patient Satisfaction Quality Improvement Initiatives in Home Health Care

September-October 2006 Using OASIS Data to Target Patient Satisfaction Quality Improvement Initiatives in Home Health Care The researchers sought to determine differences in patient satisfaction based on patient characteristics, events during the course of care, and the ultimate clinical and functional outcomes of home health care treatment. The researchers obtained permission from the Home Nursing Agency (HNA), a Visiting Nurse Association headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to link Outcome Concept Systems (OCS) and Press Ganey. OCS is a health care information company that manages Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data and reporting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid . . .