New MDS sections posted; Effective Oct 1 2016

July 30, 2015

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) final 2016 Part A Discharge (End of Stay) (NPE/SPE) item set and a document containing the final MDS 3.0 Sections A and GG can be found in the Downloads section below. Additionally, the final SNF QRP specifications for the quality measures adopted through the FY 2016 final rule can be found in the Downloads section at the bottom of this page.

• MDS 3.0 SECTIONS A AND GG DOCUMENT [PDF, 351KB]
• Part A PPS d/c [PDF, 397KB] (this is the NPE/SPE item set)
• SNF specs [PDF, 472KB] (this is the final SNF QRP specifications)

or

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Measures-and-Technical-Information.html

There is also an archive page now where they put the older outdated materials: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Archives.html