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minimum data sets  

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  • 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]

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