MDS Alert
Take A Closer Look At New MDS-Based QM Specifications
Published on Fri Mar 25, 2016 
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MS will update data on all 3 measures on a quarterly basis.
The three new MDS-based quality measures (QMs) that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently introduced will go live on the Nursing Home Compare website in April. Understand how CMS is calculating your QM score for these three measures using the table below:
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