NHSN Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Flu Vaccination Module for SNF QRP Reporting

The HCP Flu Vaccination Module, which is part of the HCP component in NHSN, is used to input required NHSN data for the SNF QRP. This site provides access to the HCP Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary Protocol, which is the primary manual for the module. In addition, it provides …

FY 2025 SNF VBP Program March 2024 Quarterly Reports Available

The March 2024 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). These reports contain interim stay-level data for the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM) for …

Q&A: A resident enrolled in hospice revoked services for a skilled Medicare Part A stay during the month. What is required for beneficiary notices and assessments if the resident transitions to a Medicare Advantage plan at the beginning of the next month?

Question: A resident was on Hospice in community. He revoked hospice and had a qualifying hospital stay. He opted to receive rehab in the skilled nursing facility and then return to home. Medicare guidelines state traditional Medicare is responsible for his SNF stay through the end of the month of …

Q&A: When a resident is admitted to the nursing facility for hospice services, do we have to use the admitting hospice diagnosis as the primary diagnosis?

Question: When a resident is admitted to the nursing facility for hospice services, do we have to use the admitting hospice diagnosis as the primary diagnosis? Answer from Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-MTA, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, CPC:Your team should determine the diagnosis that best reports the main reason the resident is …

REGISTRATION OPEN for March 26 SNF QRP Webinar: Achieving a Full APU – Update

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar to educate providers of current changes and to help providers to achieve a full Annual Payment Update (APU) in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP). This webinar will cover updates to the SNF QRP, Minimum …

FY 2026 (Calendar Year 2024) SNF QRP Program Data Collection & Final Submission Deadlines REVISED

Updated February 2024 The FY 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule (88 FR 53200) revised data collection and submission requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) affecting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 QRP.  A table providing the data elements that will be required to …

NHSN HCP Flu Vaccination Module Announcement and Feb – April Webinars

Announcements This is a friendly reminder to log into NHSN and make sure your facility has an active Facility Administrator. Please note that only the Facility Administrator can enroll a facility in a one or more components in NHSN, reassign the role of Facility Administrator, and manage/negotiate locations that are …

April 1 – Sept. 30, 2024, Release of ICD-10-CM

The FY2024 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from April 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.  Note: This replaces the FY 2024 – October 1, 2023 release. These files listed below represent the ICD-10-CM FY2024 April 1, 2024 release. The April 1, 2024 FY2024 ICD-10-CM is available in both PDF (Adobe) …

SNF QRP Listening Session Summary Report

SUMMARY REPORT PUBLISHED: SNF QRP Listening Session: Possible Expansion of MDS Data Submission to All SNF Patients Regardless of Payer CMS has published a summary report on the virtual SNF QRP Listening Session that was held on August 29, 2023 by Acumen, LLC. This session was held to seek feedback …