To measure the contribution of nursing activities to patient outcome achievement requires a standardized language for documentation and retrieval of critical data elements. This pilot study explored ...

Federal officials are considering significantly expanding how much information nursing homes must record in the Minimum Data Set, potentially adding reporting for patients outside of Medicare to ...

Skilled nursing providers bracing for validation audits should prepare for medical record requests sooner rather than later.

Background: Evidence-based quality improvement in nursing homes relies heavily on administrative data. Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) are the 2 largest ...