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Minimum Data Set
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<p>The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is part of the U.S. federally mandated process for clinical assessment of all residents in <a href="/facts/Medicare_(United_States)/vLKMBktB">Medicare</a> or <a href="/facts/Medicaid/ml1fNWjX">Medicaid</a> certified <a href="/facts/Nursing_homes/mdB3nWJ4">nursing homes</a> and non-critical access hospitals with Medicare swing bed agreements. (The term "swing bed" refers to the Social Security Act's authorizing small, rural hospitals to use their beds in both an acute care and <a href="/facts/Nursing_home_care/mdB3nWJ4">Skilled Nursing Facility</a> (SNF) capacity, as needed.) </p>