• Special MDS 3.0 Open Door Forum: A special Minimum Data Set, version 3.0 (MDS 3.0) Open Door Forum (ODF) is scheduled for 1/24/2008 between 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST to report on the findings of a 5-year CMS Nursing Home Minimum Data Set, version 3.0 (MDS 3.0) Validation Study.

  Telephone registration is required and can be accessed under Related Links Inside CMS below. Upon registration to the ODF, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing further participation information. The deadline for registration is 3:00 PM EST, January 23, 2008. Although onsite registration is now closed, CMS will accommodate all those who previously received onsite confirmation. Participants are encouraged to share a single telephone line. An audio recording of this special forum will be posted to the Special ODF website at the special ODF website under Related Links Inside CMS below. This website will be accessible for downloading beginning January 30, 2007 and will be available for 30-days. Questions or suggestions related to the MDS 3.0 can be sent to MDS30comments@cms.hhs.gov. 

• Revised MDS 3.0: The (Updated Draft) version of the MDS 3.0 form, dated January 15, 2008, and written introduction are posted under Related Links Inside CMS section of the MDS 3.0 below before the ODF. CMS now plans to evaluate the impact of the MDS 3.0 changes on the resident classification system, Resource Utilization Group (RUG-III), used in the Medicare payment structure. This analysis will be conducted as part of the Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) study and the results will be available in late 2008/early 2009. Then, the MDS 3.0 changes can be finalized and implemented nationally on October 1, 2009. The Draft version of MDS 3.0 dated June 30, 2006 that was tested during the Validation Study is available under the Related Links Inside CMS section below.
• MDS 3.0 Timeline: The MDS 3.0 timeline with implementation steps for October 1, 2009 deployment is available in the Related Links Inside CMS section below.
• The data from prior years of Nursing Home Compare is now available. Please see Related Links Inside CMS section below.
• The Hurricane Disaster Statement is available in the Downloads section below.

Downloads
Hurricane Disaster Statement [PDF 18 KB]
Related Links Inside CMS
Draft Final Version of MDS 3.0 dated January 15, 2008 Draft Final MDS 3.0 Introduction dated January 15, 2008 1-24-08 MDS 30 ODF Registration (Register by 1/23/08 @ 3pm) ODF Recording (Available beginning 1/30/08) Skilled Nursing Facility Center SNF PPS Archived NH Compare Data
Related Links Outside CMS
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