tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 2

Minimum Data Set: MDS 3.0 Is On Its Way, CMS Says -- Here's What To Expect

Agency provides 'high level' view of what's new The countdown for MDS 3.0 implementation is finally on. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled a timeline for the big event and gave a "high level" preview of key changes in the instrument. CMS expects to have the assessment form ready for use by October 2009 and to post the draft version on its Web site by Dec. 31. Speaking at a recent SNF Open Door Forum, CMS' Judy Tobin outlined several improvements providers can expect to see in the revamped assessment form. For one, the...

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