CMS Snafu Means MDS 3.0 Validation Reports Will Be Reprocessed

A glitch in the new MDS 3.0 system means that CMS will have to reprocess validation reports from more than 100,000 nursing home records. The problem has been traced to an error in lines of code in the MDS program. That incorrect code caused validation reports to contain incorrect RUG groups.

The MDS system has been down since last weekend while CMS works to correct the error. The agency hopes to have it fixed by the end of this week.

The good news is that problem hasn't affected payment because providers haven't been billed for October yet.

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