So, it’s finally here. MDS 3.0, the updated resident assessment tool, has officially taken effect. So how exactly will this highly anticipated system change the way you, nursing home providers, ...

During the recent skilled nursing facility (SNF) Open Door Forum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) eased some providers' concerns about preparing for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 ...

When MDS 3.0 took effect Oct. 1, it brought some of the most sweeping operational changes the long-term care segment has seen since the prospective payment system was introduced in 1999. It also ...

Connie Blevins, a licensed practical nurse with Arkansas Convalescent Center, recently obtained AANAC MDS 3.0 certification RAC-CT after intense training in Hot Springs, Ark. Blevins is a graduate of ...