Changes to OBRA/PDPM MDS ITEMS October 1, 2020

 

To: Federally Certified Skilled Nursing Facilities Administrators, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Billing and Coding Personnel, Licensed Nursing Facilities Administrators  From: The Health Facilities Education and Quality (HFEQ) Branch of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD) Changes to OBRA/PDPM MDS Items To help our nursing facility providers with understanding changes to the OBRA/PDPM MDS Items effective October 1, 2020, please review this presentation: OBRA/PDPM MDS ITEMS Section S Items No new Section S items will be collected as of 10/1/2020. The current list of items collected by state is found on QTSO using the following link: https://qtso.cms.gov/vendors/minimum-data-set-mds-vendors/reference-manuals MDS Data Submission Specifications Medicare nursing home quality initiative RAI Manual Downtime this weekend There is a regularly-scheduled monthly downtime will occur the weekend of September 19, 2020. Details in QTSO Memo 2020-58 Questions regarding IQIES? Please contact QTSO Help Desk at iqies@cms.hhs.gov or 1 (888) 477-7876. Want IQIES training? Please see CMS IQIES Training videos Other questions? Contact sara.o.avalos@state.co.us