Home Health Quality Measures: Potentially Avoidable Events Cheat Sheet

What's Included

Highlights

Understanding each PAE's "Specifications for Calculation" is an important factor when evaluating whether the outcome is due to OASIS error or identifies a quality of care concern.  This tip sheet describes which OASIS items and responses are used in the calculation of each PAE along with important OASIS guidance to ensure accurate data collection.

Regulatory Reference

Outcome measures known as Potentially Avoidable Events (PAE) as well as includes an overview of their role in the State Survey Protocols.  

Solutions

This cheat sheet is designed for the clinician and agency leadership to have a better understanding of PAE and the methodology of OASIS items and their responses are used in the calculation for each PAE to ensure accurate data collection.