CMS has released version 11 of the MDS Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User's Manual, which takes effect on October 1. According to CMS, the new manual "incorporates clarifications to existing coding and transmission policy, integrates previously published questions and answers into the appropriate sections and addresses requested clarifications and scenarios concerning complex areas."
To download the manual and view guidance, click here.
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