The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) item sets and matrix for nursing homes were released late Friday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Providers continue to grapple with a range of MDS coding concerns, including an inability of some software systems to capture respiratory therapy services.

Cantinieri recommended auditing MDS forms to make sure information is being collected and submitted correctly; a standard size nursing home could make it a quality improvement goal to review 10 ...