The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released a new resource to assist nursing homes in determining when the use of other sources is allowed for coding Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) items on the Minimum Data Set (MDS). This 4-minute animated video covers the use of other sources for the following MDS items: A1005. Ethnicity, A1010. Race, A1110. Language, A1250. Transportation, B1300. Health Literacy, and D0700. Social Isolation. Access the video here.