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QM Manual and Appendices

QM Manual

The CMS MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User's Manual, Version 15.0 effective January 1, 2022 , contains QM sample and record selection methodology and technical specifications for each of the MDS-based CMS Quality Measures.

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