How does OASIS-E improve health care outcomes?

OASIS-E improves health care outcomes primarily by providing standardized data that enhances decision-making in patient care. The uniform data collected through OASIS-E enables healthcare providers to have a comprehensive understanding of a patient's health status, functional abilities, and support needs. With this standardized approach, clinicians can analyze trends, measure outcomes, and implement evidence-based practices more effectively.

This standardized data not only aids in tailoring care plans to meet individual patient needs but also facilitates benchmarking against best practices and comparable populations. Consequently, healthcare organizations can improve the quality of care they provide, leading to enhanced health outcomes for patients.

In contrast, limiting assessments to only physical health factors or restricting patient participation could reduce the comprehensiveness of care and neglect important social and psychological factors that impact overall well-being. Operational efficiency in coding and billing, while important for administrative processes, does not directly contribute to enhancing health care outcomes in the same way that informed clinical decisions based on comprehensive patient data do.