Quality Measures Manual moved from Technical Page to QM page, updated again

April 12, 2013

Three files related to the MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual have been posted:

1. MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V8.0 contains detailed specification for the MDS 3.0 quality measures. MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V8.0 is available under the Downloads section of this page.
2. Quality Measure Identification Number by CMS Reporting Module Table V1.2 documents CMS quality measures calculated using MDS 3.0 data and reported in a CMS reporting module.  A unique CMS identification number is specified for each QM. The table is available under the Downloads section of this page.
3. Documentation of the Changes Made to the MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V6.0 to V7.0 and Also from V7.0 to V8.0 (April 2013).  The changes document is available under the Downloads section of this page.