Published By U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Issued over 9 years ago
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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 residents functional capabilities and helps nursing home staff identify health problems. These public use reports are meant to begin the process of sharing information from the national MDS database.