Data submission for AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey Database opened Sept. 1. Nursing homes may submit survey data (from version 1.0 or 2.0) administered any time between Nov. 1, 2024, and Sept. 18, 2026. Participating nursing homes will receive free feedback reports comparing their results to …
CMS launched PBJ functionality in the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) as of August 17, 2026. You must register for PBJ roles in iQIES before you can submit data. New with this release is system error -1025 that will not allow the System Employee ID (which could include multiple linked Employee …
Note: Blanket waivers updated 8/24/2026 Press release CMS Announces Resources, Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in the State of Washington The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today additional resources and flexibility available in response to a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in Washington state due to …
To: NH Providers, PBJ Vendors CMS is pleased to announce that Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) functionality is now live in the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) as of August 17, 2026. All PBJ submissions must be completed in iQIES. What This Means for Providers and Vendors Prepare Your iQIES Account Now You must register for …
See below for August 2026 update to supplemental files. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing an errata change table document to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual v18.0, related to the clarification of details for the Long-Stay Antipsychotic measure in Chapter …
iQIES Reports Guide: Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) This Reports Guide provides detailed information on user-requested Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reports available in iQIES. The reports are organized in alphabetical order by report name. https://qtso.cms.gov/software/iqies/reference-manuals
This ZIP file contains resources for surveyors conducting initial surveys under the Long-term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) and the Risk-Based Survey Process (RBS). 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 …
Technical (software-related) information on how surveyors currently manage the nursing home survey process. Access tools under the following headings at https://qtso.cms.gov/software/iqies/reference-manuals: CMS iQIES Survey & Certification FAQs/Office Hours Q&As CMS iQIES Survey & Certification User Manuals iQIES Reports Training Materials NH Resources
Updated: Aug 03, 2026 https://qtso.cms.gov/providers/nursing-home-mdsswing-bed-providers/reference-manuals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notifications to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and non-Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Swing Beds (SBs) that were determined to be out of compliance with SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for calendar year (CY) 2025 which will affect their fiscal year (FY) 2027 …
