RAI-MDS definition

RAI-MDS means resident assessment instrument – minimum data set; a tool used to assess clinical and functional characteristics of residents in long-term care settings in order to measure and assess a resident’s level of care needs;

RAI-MDS means resident assessment instrument – minimum data set; a tool used to assess a resident’s level of care needs;

Examples of RAI-MDS in a sentence

• The HSP will therefore have systems in place to regularly monitor, evaluate and where necessary correct the quality and accuracy of the RAI-MDS Data.

• Practice sensitive quality indicators in RAI-MDS 2.0 nursing home data.

• CMS – Minimum Data Set traininghttp://www.mdstraining.org/upfront/u1.asp • Web-Based Lessons course for Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (RAI/MDS) are posted here in the form of modules.

• The per diem rate utilizes the Medicare RAI/MDS assessment and RUGS score as the reference for rates.

• The MOHLTC will manage and fund LTC health service providers directly for certain LTC programs in accordance with the Funding Policies and pursuant to a Direct Funding Agreement, a RAI-MDS Funding Agreement, and any other agreement between the MOHLTC and a LTC health service provider.

• The data obtained were accurately entered into the RAI-MDS 3.0 instrument.

• Comorbidities are diagnoses that are present for each patient and captured from the medical record to the RAI-MDS 3.0. These were represented in the following manner: three (3) or more comorbid diagnoses.

• Using already existing evaluation methods i.e. RAI-MDS at Cedar Acres make the process more integrated.

• While serum laboratory results are not captured on the RAI- MDS, this variable is specifically noted on the RAI-MDS 3.0 instrument as renal insufficiency, renal failure, or End Stage Renal Disease (Chaudhry et al., 2013; Murad et al., 2015; Rahimi et al., 2014; Senni et al., 2013, and Yancy et al., 2013).

• This was represented on the RAI-MDS instrument as data point I 0700.