Presented by Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D

Overview:

Value-Based Payment will have significant changes in 2025 that may put agencies at risk showing lower quality and receiving a penalty applied to their 2027 payment.  OASIS has always been challenging for clinicians to answer correctly, but in 2025 CMS is throwing a curveball that will penalize agencies by using questions that have historically had no importance on the OASIS assessment. This webinar is approved by the California Board of Nursing for 1 CEU.

Objectives:

• Understand the changes in Value Based Purchasing for 2025.
• Verbalize the areas you will need to train your staff in answering the OASIS.
• Describe the effect the changes will have on the OASIS QA process.
• Receive a flowchart that will enhance clinician’s accuracy.

Speaker Biography:

Michael Tidd has over 20 years of experience in the Home Care Industry and is a frequent speaker at HealthCare Synergy Workshops and Webinars. He is a Software Developer, LVN, and Certified in ICD-9/10 Coding and OASIS (COS-C, HCS-D). As the Clinical Manager for HealthCare Synergy, he directs the Outsourced Management Services, assists in regulatory requirement of Synergy EMR, oversees the Clinical Documentation Auditing provided to clients, and participates on the clinical board for Synergy EMR. Michael continues to educate agencies on the ongoing regulations that CMS produces, the proper application of the Medicare Conditions of Participation, and completing timely, accurate, and defendable clinical documentation to survive in the current Medicare Reimbursement Model.