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March 11, 2010

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OBQI Frequently Asked Questions

These are frequently asked questions related to OBQI. Click on the questions below and the response will appear. These topic areas are covered:

OBQI, OASIS and OBQM

What is the difference between QA and QI?

What is the difference between OBQM and OBQI?

OBQI Project/Partnering

How can I get staff to become enthusiastic about quality improvement within my organization? I know that we need to work on patient care and outcome improvement, but frankly, it’s viewed as “just one more thing to do.”

I am having difficulty “doing it all.” As the QA/QI nurse in the office, I have to do my job and also fill in when office or field staff is out. Do you have some tips on how I can better schedule time for quality improvement and monitoring activities?

Why don’t the PDF files that I download from the TMF Web sites open automatically?

How do I remove garbled text that is appearing in my printed PDF documents?

What is the purpose of the Memorandum of Agreement that I receive from TMF?

Exactly what is a QIO, and how can you help my agency?

What patients are included in the risk-adjusted outcome report?

What connection (if any) does OASIS have with OBQI?

How many staff (and what type of staff) is required to do OBQI?

What are the costs if we decide to implement OBQI?

What benefits will our agency get from doing OBQI?

I'm collecting OASIS data but I'm really not sure if all my staff are on the "same page" with interpretation of all the OASIS items. If the quality of the data we're collecting is questionable, why should we participate?

Why does it take so long for my computer to open or download files from the TMF Web sites?

Outcome Reports

Why are some eligible patients not on my tally reports?

Why can we access our outcome reports, but cannot print them?

I’m confused about the differences between the Adverse Event Outcome Report, the Case Mix Report, the Outcome Reports and the Tally Reports. What are the differences and how should they be used for OBQI?

Who do I contact for assistance in downloading my outcome reports?

Improving Your Target Outcomes

What timeline should I follow in getting the best results in improving my target outcomes?

We’ve improved our outcome–now what do we do?

I have questions about how my agency is completing the Oasis questions. Who can I contact for Oasis questions?

Public Reporting

"When will the data on Home Health Compare be updated?"

Why are the data on the OBQI outcome report and Home Health Compare different?

How will quality measures be publicly posted?

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TMF has received Health Utilization Management accreditation from URAC.