MDS Quality Indicator and Resident Reports
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is part of the federally mandated process
for clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare or Medicaid
certified nursing homes. This process provides a comprehensive
assessment of each resident's functional capabilities and helps
nursing home staff identify health problems. Resident Assessment
Protocols (RAPs), are part of this process, and provide the foundation
upon which a resident's individual care plan is formulated. MDS
assessment forms are completed for all residents in certified nursing
homes, regardless of source of payment for the individual resident.
MDS assessments are required for residents on admission to the nursing
facility and then periodically, within specific guidelines and time
frames. In most cases, participants in the assessment process are
licensed health care professionals employed by the nursing home. MDS
information is transmitted electronically by nursing homes to the MDS
database in their respective States. MDS information from the State
databases is captured into the national MDS database at CMS.
MDS assessment data are used to generate the reports available through
this website:
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Quality Measure/Indicator Report - which present data on 30
"measures/indicators" of quality of care (34 with subcategories).
These data are also presented at a state and national level.
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Quality Indicator Reports - which present data on 24
"indicators" of quality of care (32 with subcategories).
These data are also presented at a state and national level.
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Active Resident Reports - which contains data for residents
currently in nursing homes presented at a state and national level.
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Assessment counts by Reason for Assessment
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RUGS
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RUGS by Reason for Assessment
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Q1a counts by County
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Frequency Reports - which give a picture of the characteristics of
the nursing home population in each state and nationally through
presentation of data on frequency of responses to specific MDS
items.
These public use reports are meant to begin the process of sharing
information from the national MDS database. It is hoped that
interested users will learn from the data and provide feedback in its
future presentation and use. For specific questions concerning these
reports, please send an E-Mail or fax a written request to the
MDS Reports Coordinator at (410) 786-4005.
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