Project Overview The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun a three year pilot project to improve assessment of infection control and prevention regulations in nursing homes, hospitals, and during transitions of care. Survey details All surveys during the pilot will be educational surveys (no citations...

MDS 3.0 Software Developers and Vendors, New MDS 3.0 CAT v1.02.0 Specifications CMS has released a new version (v1.02.0) of the Care Area Trigger (CAT) specifications for OBRA comprehensive assessments with an assessment reference date on or after 10/01/2016. Please note the changes to CATs 1 and...