A group of data elements that represent core items of a comprehensive assessment for an adult home care patient and form the basis for measuring patient outcomes for purposes of outcome-based quality improvement (OBQI). This assessment is performed on every patient receiving services of Home Health agencies that are approved to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs. For assistance with using and obtaining CMS data, please contact CMS's Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC) (see the link in the "Related Links Outside CMS" section below.
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