October 1, 2010 marked a new era with the implementation of the MDS 3.0 Assessment Instrument. This represented one of the most significant changes in resident assessment, determination of care requirements, and delivery of care in a decade.

April 1, 2012 is rapidly approaching and so are the latest RAI changes for MDS 3.0. CMS has made a series of additions, deletions, and changes to some or all of the MDS 3.0 assessment item sets, with significant changes in the areas of resident interviews for unplanned discharges and asking residents about returning to the community. Learn about these latest MDS 3.0 updates, what they mean, and how they impact your facility and patient care processes.

From the beginning of the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI), CMS has stated that the quality measures are dynamic and will continue to be refined as part of their ongoing commitment to quality, starting with new quality measures that have recently been created. Endorsed by the National Quality Forum, these new MDS 3.0 quality measures have a mid-April public reporting schedule, and are based on MDS 2.0 quality measure findings and MDS 3.0 data analysis. Get ahead of the curve and get the tools you need to prepare for the new measures in advance of formal implementation.