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MDS Changes Effective Oct 1, 2026
This year Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) did not add any Minimum Data Set (MDS) data element items, but a few coding instructions were changed. These are small but important changes that...
MDS Under Review: Building an Accurate, Reproducible, and Audit-Ready Assessment
History of MDS 3.0 Audits The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) audits of skilled nursing facility (SNF) Minimum Data Set (MDS) data are nothing new. The MDS is a Resident Assessment...
From Lag Time to Real Time: SNF QRP and SNF VBP Submission Deadline Updates
The 2027 SNF PPS Final Rule finalized CMS’s proposal to revise the submission deadlines for both the SNF QRP and SNF VBP programs. The change applies to MDS assessment data and CDC NHSN data...
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