MDS sections: Section V – The CAAS, Section X – Modifications, and Section Z – Signatures and Attestations

This 6-minute video provides an understanding of the final pieces of the MDS Assessment.

Section V: Care Area Assessment Summary (CAA)

Care Area Assessment is most similar to a therapy evaluation assessment…. looking at all the “problems” and determining where to go from there. See how the MDS items trickle down to determining the CAAS.

Section X: Assessment Corrections (modification & Inactivation)

This is the Section required when a prior MDS needs to be corrected or erased from the CMS data base.

Section z: signatures & attestation

The Attestation Statement on the Signature Page of the MDS is not something to take likely. Listen to find out why therapy professionals are tied to the MDS even though they may not enter any data or sign the document.