The California Department of Health has issued an All Facilities Letter informing nursing homes and other healthcare facilities of a temporary disruption in MDS/OASIS data transmissions. The disruption will occur from June 15-16, 2006, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and their contractor, Iowa Foundation for Medicare (IFMC), replace the MDS/OASIS state server. This server replacement aims to improve response times and increase storage capacity for patient assessment data. Facilities are advised to transmit all locked assessments no later than June 12, 2006. Normal data transmission is expected to resume by June 19, 2006. The letter also reminds facilities of the importance of systems security and provides a fact sheet on developing a Data Disaster Recovery Plan.
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