MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual v17.0

In case you missed it due to the recent holiday rush, the current Quality Measures User’s Manual (v 17.0) was posted on December 23, 2024 and is effective as of January 1, 2025. Per the CMS Quality Measures webpage:


December 23, 2024

MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual v17.0 and Accompanying Risk Adjustment Appendix File – Now Available

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual Version (V)17.0 is now available. The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V17.0 contains detailed specifications for the MDS 3.0 QMs and includes a Notable Changes section that summarizes the major changes from MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V16.0.

Changes include the revision of guidance on the selection of MDS Section GG item columns to clarify that Section GG item values are determined by the target and/or prior assessment’s qualifying reason for assessment (RFA) and additional guidance on which GG item column to select when the target and/or prior assessment has more than one qualifying RFA. The updated guidance will not have a significant impact on measure calculations.

The Risk Adjustment Appendix File for the MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual accompanies the MDS 3.0 QM Manual v17.0 and contains the logistic regression coefficient values used to calculate the risk-adjusted quality measures that are included in the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI), effective January 1, 2025. Note that there are no coefficient changes to the Risk Adjustment Appendix File from v16.0 to v17.0 since specification updates did not significantly change the coefficient values.  


View the QM Manual v17 here and the Risk Adjustment Appendix File for the User’s Manual here.


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