CMS releases final MDS 3.0
MDS 3.0 Update, November 2, 2009
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much anticipated final MDS 3.0 item set on October 29, giving long-term care providers approximately one year to prepare for implementation of this new assessment tool.
“The release of the final MDS 3.0 item set is very exciting news for the long-term care industry,” says Diane Brown, a regulatory specialist, consultant, and Boot Camp instructor at HCPro. “Although the previous drafts gave us a good idea of what to expect, facilities could not do much in terms of preparation without the final version. Now, we can start preparing for the October 2010 implementation, which will be here before we know it.”
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