
TABLE 7: Response to Data Quality Question TABLE 6: Frequency of Conditions Related to Need for Skilled Care TABLE 5: Functional Limitations among Patients who Were Not Captured by the Homebound Algorithm TABLE 4: Frequency of Conditions Related to Homebound Status TABLE 3: Number (Percent) of Patients Meeting and Not Meeting Each Criterion

TABLE 1: Percent of Patients Meeting Each Criterion Using Only OASIS Data TABLE ES-2: Response to Data Quality Questions

TABLE ES-1: Percent of Patients Meeting Each Criterion Using Only OASIS Data Outcome and Assessment Information SetįIGURE 1: Conceptual Model for Classifying Patients as Meeting or Not Meeting Eligibility CriteriaįIGURE 2: Text Version of Homebound AlgorithmįIGURE 3: OASIS Item Version of Homebound AlgorithmįIGURE 4: Text Version of Medical Necessity AlgorithmįIGURE 5: OASIS Item Version of the Medical Necessity AlgorithmįIGURE 6: Domain Results for the Homebound and Medical Necessity Algorithms Patient Vignettes Prepared for the Expert PanelĪPPENDIX D. List of People Attending the Expert Panel MeetingĪPPENDIX C. SUMMARY OF RESULTS AND STUDY LIMITATIONSĪPPENDIX B. Response to Medical Record Review Data Quality Questions Reasons Why Patients Need Skilled Nursing or Therapy Services Results of Nurses' Assessment of EligibilityĪnalysis of Functional Limitations of Homebound Patients Other Issues Discussed by the Expert Panel They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the contractor or any other funding organization. The opinions and views expressed in this report are those of the authors. The Principal Investigator since June 2000 has been Christopher M. She is now with PeaceHealth in Eugene, Oregon. Donelson, M.A., from September 1999 through May 2000.

The Principal Investigator for this project was Sarah M. The e-mail address is: The Project Officer was Kamal Hijjazi. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the DALTCP home page at or contact the Office at HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. This report was prepared under contract #100-99-0020 between the U.S. Center for Home Care Policy and ResearchVisiting Nurse Service of New York Murtaugh, Ph.D., Penny Hollander Feldman, Ph.D., Kamal Hijjazi, Ph.D., Lori Bruno, M.P.H., Stephanna Zeppie, R.N., M.A., C.P.H.Q., Shiela Kinatukara Neder, R.N., B.S.N., Eva Quint, B.A., R.N., B.S.N., Liping Huang, M.A., and Amy Clark, B.A.
