Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy® Workshop - South

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Master accurate OASIS data collection, strengthen compliance, and prepare confidently for certification.

This immersive, two-day workshop delivers the most current OASIS guidance using real-world scenarios, expert instruction, and practical tools you can immediately apply in your organization.

Program Schedule:

8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshop 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (provided) 
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Workshop  

Exam Date: Friday, April 8, 2025

8:00am – 8:45am        Exam sign-in
9:00am – 11:30am      COS-C Exam

Location (Workshop & Exam): 

Why Attend This Workshop

The Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy® workshop is designed for home health professionals who want more than theory. This interactive, in-person training helps participants fully understand OASIS requirements, reduce errors, and confidently navigate documentation expectations using the most recent CMS guidance.

Participants step away from the computer to engage in focused learning, ask questions, and work through practical examples alongside peers and nationally recognized OASIS experts.

What You’ll Learn

• Accurate OASIS data collection using current CMS guidance
• Common OASIS errors and how to avoid them
• How to apply OASIS rules confidently in real-world clinical scenarios
• Best practices to support compliance, quality reporting, and outcomes
• How to prepare for OASIS certification and the COS-C® exam

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for:

• Home health clinicians and field staff
• Clinical managers and supervisors
• QA, compliance, and audit professionals
• OASIS coordinators and educators
• Staff preparing for the COS-C® exam

What Makes This Workshop Different

• Interactive, instructor-led learning with real-time Q&A
• Practical, exam-ready resources you can use immediately
• Expert instruction grounded in the latest CMS guidance
• Peer learning alongside professionals facing similar challenges

Each participant receives a comprehensive 600+ page reference manual containing the latest key source documents. This well-organized resource is designed for both on-the-job reference and use during the open-book COS-C® exam.

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

• Feel confident collecting and documenting OASIS data accurately
• Be better prepared for OASIS certification and exam success
• Reduce documentation risk and improve consistency
• Return to their organization empowered with practical tools and clarity

FACULTY

Linda H. Krulish, PT, MHS, CHS-C, COS-C

Linda is a physical therapist with a Master’s in Health Sciences. She has worked in Home Health since 1988 and has been a nationally recognized expert on OASIS since its national implementation in 1999. Linda serves the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractors, assisting in patient instrument development and maintenance, quality measure development, and provider education. She provides unique insights into the updates to the OASIS, IRF-PAI and LTCH Guidance Manuals and other key PAC provider educational resources. She provides oversight of OASIS Answers’ suite of CMS contracts, offering unmatched expert-level subject matter knowledge of CMS’s Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and CMS’s Quality Reporting Programs for Home Health, Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-Term Care Hospitals. She served as the President and a Founding Member of the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board (OCCB). Linda continues to oversee the premier Certificate for OASIS Specialist – Clinical (COS-C) certification program in promotion of OASIS accuracy, as Chair of the Exam Review Taskforce. Linda is the President, CEO and Founder of OASIS Answers, Inc.

Lori Marmon, PT, MBA, CHS-C, COS-C

Clinical Consultant Lori is a physical therapist with a Master’s in Business Administration. She has 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in home care since 2009. Her experience includes roles in quality education and clinical management. Lori currently supports OASIS Answers’ CMS contract work related to guidance and help desk support for the CMS Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and CMS’s Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs) for Home Health, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-Term Care Hospitals. Lori is an educator and member of the Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy presenter team. Lori holds the Certificate for OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) designation and is a Clinical Consultant with OASIS Answers, Inc.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations are subject to 30% handling fee. There will be NO REFUNDS issued for cancellations received within 10 business days prior to program. Cancellations must be in writing. Refunds will not be made for no-shows. However, substitutions will be allowed. Should CAHSAH® cancel the program, a full registration fee refund will be issued.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP17394) for thirteen (13) contact hours of continuing education. Continuing Education report will be issued to attendees once attendance has been confirmed.