TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 8. MDS Purpose and Components A1 - Shamus, Eric A1 - Stern, Debra Feingold Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Effective Documentation for Physical Therapy Professionals, 2e AB - The minimum data set (MDS) is a comprehensive assessment instrument designed to describe the medical condition, functional capacity, and treatment regimen of all persons residing/staying in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)/nursing homes in the United States for more than 14 days.1 The MDS and its companion documentation, the resident assessment instrument (RAI), are mandated by the Social Security Act for all persons receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. Regulations were amended in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) in 1987 to include all nursing home residents.2 The form of the MDS in use since the fall of 2000 is version 2.0. In the fall of 2010, MDS version 3.0 was instituted along with a new set of resource utilization groups (RUGs) designed to guide the prospective payment for the care of Medicare A patients in SNFs.3 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55666411 ER -