Overview This job aid answers questions on how to manage your HARP ID and iQIES user role and gives you a checklist on how to start working in iQIES. • You must have a HARP ID to access iQIES. • All users must have a role in iQIES. iQIES Manage …
The Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system will move into iQIES on Aug. 17, 2026. Moving PBJ into iQIES is part of ongoing work to modernize systems and improve security. Starting Aug. 17, facilities must submit all PBJ staffing data in iQIES. Reporting requirements and quarterly deadlines will not change. Visit the QIES Technical Support Office webpage for more information. This AAPACN …
This ZIP file contains resources for surveyors conducting initial surveys under the Long-term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). It is a one-stop shop containing a multitude of reference materials that are provided to the surveyors going into facilities, including, for example, a document detailing their principles of documentation, a document showing …
The director of nursing services (DNS) and leadership team must identify, document, and manage incidents that may require internal review or external reporting. Use AAPACN’s Reportable Incident Tool to ensure timely response, regulatory compliance, and thorough investigation while supporting resident safety and quality of care. This AAPACN resource is copyright …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing transformational reforms to Medicare’s physician payment and value-based care programs that would expand accountable care, modernize physician payment, reduce administrative burden, and help shift the healthcare system’s focus from treating illness to preventing it. The proposals would make Medicare accountable …
This user manual provides information for CMS, Providers, Vendors, Accrediting Organizations, Contractors, and State Agencies to effectively perform Reports functions and the processes necessary to request, view, download, and save reports in iQIES. From https://qtso.cms.gov/software/iqies/reference-manuals
CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily. The Nursing Home Compare Web site features a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating of between 1 and 5 stars. Nursing homes with 5 stars are considered …
Domestically Acquired Cyclosporiasis Cases in Multiple U.S. States, 2026 https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00531.html
Data submission for AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey Database will open Sept. 1-18. Nursing homes that have administered the SOPS Nursing Home Survey (Version 2.0 or Version 1.0) between Nov. 1, 2024, and Sept. 18, 2026, may voluntarily submit their most recent results. Participating nursing homes …
New York Should Improve Its Oversight of Nursing Homes’ Compliance With Background Check Requirements Issued on 07/01/2026 | Posted on 07/06/2026 | Report number: A-02-24-01012 Report Materials Why OIG Did This Audit What OIG Found New York did not ensure that 6 of the 10 selected nursing homes complied with Federal requirements that prohibit the employment …
