The SHP OASIS Crosswalk is a detailed, side-by-side comparison guide provided by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) to assist home health agencies in navigating the complex changes between different versions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessment forms, such as OASIS-D1 to OASIS-E or OASIS-E to OASIS-E1.
The guide is published as a downloadable document (typically a PDF) and acts as a quick reference tool for clinicians and coders. It uses color-coding to clearly highlight items that have been added, removed, or changed between the two OASIS versions being compared. The Crosswalk includes all items recorded at critical assessment reasons, including start of care (SOC), resumption of care (ROC), follow-up (FU), transfer (TRF), discharge (DC), and death at home (DAH).
By providing a clear map of the regulatory changes, the SHP OASIS Crosswalk is designed to improve documentation accuracy, help reduce coding errors, and potentially reduce the number of returned claims for home health agencies, thereby ensuring compliance with the latest CMS requirements. It is an essential aid for staff education and training during regulatory transitions.