“The workshop was fun, informative and motivating. I’m looking forward to implementing the training and testing modules with my team as soon as possible. It’s a user friendly tool and as more and more agencies are moving to an electronic medical record, it makes sense to train/test in an electronic format. The modules require clinicians to think before they point & click.”

Sandra Wilkinson, RN
Independence , Ohio

“Thank you so much for developing this tool. Our agency has been looking for a cost effective way to ensure our clinicians are OASIS competent and I think we've found it.”

April Perry
Henderson, Kentucky

“Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! OASIS NP is very informative and has a creative content style. I feel empowered to be able to educate my clinicians in a positive way. Keeping this tool simple and to the point will encourage positive outcomes.”

Tammy Braden
Miamisburg , Ohio

“This seminar was excellent! The OASIS NP tool appears to be a fabulous tool with great training potential. The content was peppered with humor and made the objectives and learning even better! Thank You!”

Kathy Miller
Cleveland , Ohio

“One of the best workshops/seminars I've attended. It “Rocked!” I loved the “Sister Act” – a great tandem. I cannot think of any negatives.”

Bonnie Dixon
Bedford , Indiana

"This is an important product for home health agencies," said William A. Dombi, Vice President of Law at NAHC. "With the changes starting in January 2008 of both OASIS and PPS (Home Health Prospective Payment Systems), it will be imperative for agencies to have quality OASIS data."

"Quality OASIS data starts with clinicians being properly trained to make skilled assessments," said Mary St. Pierre, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at NAHC. One reason NAHC decided to partner with OASIS NP developers Melanie R. Duerr, RN, MS, ANP, Vice President of Certified Services, VNA of Hudson Valley in Tarrytown, NY and Kathleen R. O'Donnell, BS, CPA, Professor, Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY, "is because the interactive teaching hybrid can be recycled to incorporate CMS updates seamlessly in an ever-changing environment and because of Duerr and O'Donnell's commitment to helping home health agencies reach their goals of providing excellent care to patients."

Faculty

Melanie R. Duerr, RN, MS, MPH, ANP, Vice President of Certified Services, VNA of Hudson Valley;

Kathleen R. O'Donnell, BS, CPA, Professor at Onondaga Community College;