09/21/2023

MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual Version 16.0 – Now Available

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual V16.0 is now available. The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V16.0 contains detailed specifications for the MDS 3.0 quality measures and includes a Notable Changes section that summarizes the major changes from MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V15.0.

Major changes to the manual involve the re-specification and replacement of QMs that use items impacted by the MDS transition from version 1.17.2 to version 1.18.11, effective October 1, 2023 (i.e., Section G items are replaced by Section GG items).

The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V16.0 can be found in the Downloads section of this webpage and the MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V15.0 has been moved to the Quality Measures Archive webpage.

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