The new GG Section of the MDS has been in practice for almost a month — just enough time to see what questions about nursing and therapy departments cooperating still need answering.

Don’t fret, while October 1 is just around the corner, and while there are new items sets and areas being added to MDS Section GG, we are here to provide answers to your top 10 questions. 1 ...

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).