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CMS POSTS MDS 3.0
CMS has posted the final version of the MDS 3.0 subsets on the CMS.gov website. The subsets include printable documents with the required subset of data items for each MDS 3.0 assessment and tracking documents (e.g. admission, quarterly, annual, significant change, discharge, entry, etc). The subsets are in a downloadable zipped file. CMS has also posted an MDS 3.0 item matrix. This document identifies the items required for each type of assessment along with how the item is used (e.g. QMs, QIs, CATs, RUG-IV, or RUG-III).
CMS anncounced that the greatly anticpated publishing of the MDS 3.0 RAI manual has been delayed. CMS states "It is anticipated that chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 will be published in November. Chapter 4 (Care Area Assessments (CAAs)) & Appendix C (CAA resources) will be posted in December. When published the manual will include: Description and instructions for types of assessments and tracking documents, each MDS 3.0 item, the Care Area Assessment, submission and correction of MDS 3.0 records, Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) policy for the MDS 3.0, and the RUG-IV classification system."
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