methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: minimum data sets

minimum data sets
type: Concept
broader: systems of care
broader: statistical data
definition: The termminimum data set (MDS) has been used in long-term care (LTC) to identify core information about individuals and, more particularly, since 1990 for the national nursing home MDS assessment instrument. In this entry, the term refers not only to the assessment instrument but also to the process of assessment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Minimum Data Set]

statistical data
type: Concept
narrower: minimum data sets

systems of care
type: Concept
narrower: minimum data sets