Keep Quality Measures Hot During the Five-Star Freeze: Extended AAPACN Webinar Q&A  

NAC / Podcast / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

In this podcast, Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss a few outstanding questions that members asked during the recent AAPACN webinar, Keep Quality Measures Hot During the Five-Star Freeze.

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SNF QRP and SNF VBP Claims-Based Measure Manual and Accompanying Files – Available

Billing and Reimbursement / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

This document presents technical specifications for the production of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims-based measures (CBMs) for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The measures are intended to promote informed decisions among Medicare …

QAPI: How to Maximize Performance Improvement as well as Quality Assurance

Article / DNS / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

The continuing expansion of the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing program (SNF VBP) quality measure (QM) set is part of a multi-pronged approach by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to encourage improvements in the quality of care for nursing home residents. The SNF VBP focuses on financial …

CMS QSO Memo: Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program Revisions

Administrator / DNS / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives / Survey and Regulatory Compliance

Memo # QSO-23-23-NHs Posting Date 2023-09-25 Fiscal Year 2023 Title Memorandum Summary CMS is committed to reinvesting civil money penalty (CMP) funds for projects to support the quality of care and life for nursing home residents in a consistent and equitable manner. Therefore, we are revising the structure of the …

Oct. 1, 2023 Will See Performance Period Data Collection for Five SNF VBP QMs

Article / Billing and Reimbursement / DNS / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

The key takeaway of the Fiscal Year (FY 2024) Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) final rule, published on Aug. 7, 2023, is that the director of nursing services (DNS) will need to hit the ground running on Oct. 1, 2023, with a systematic, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary approach …

SNFRM: Technical Specifications for This SNF VBP Measure

Billing and Reimbursement / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

2023 Measure Updates and Specifications Report Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure –Version 2.0 This report describes updates that have been made to the Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All-CauseReadmission Measure (SNFRM) used in the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program during annualreevaluation. The report …

FY 2024 SNF PPS Final Rule Initial Timeline for NACs: How/When the MDS Takes Center-Stage

Article / Billing and Reimbursement / NAC / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

Breathing room will be in short supply for nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) and other interdisciplinary team members who need to implement and monitor the multitude of changes to the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) and the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP) that are in …

CMS iQIES MDS FAQs

DNS / MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

Table of Contents 1. Launch/Help Questions 1.1 Will iQIES have the same spec version at launch as QIES (version 3.00.1 including Errata Version3.00.8)? _____________________________________________ 1.2 How do I register for iQIES? 1.3 Whom can I reach out to if I have questions related to iQIES? 2. User Role Questions 2.1 …

Did COVID-19 Slow Down Restorative Nursing? Learn How to Jumpstart the Program

Article / DNS / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

Restorative nursing took a big hit in many nursing homes during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), says Carol Hill, MSN, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, CPC, president of Hill Educational Services in Warrior, AL. “Dedicated restorative nursing assistants (RNAs) and restorative nurses were often the first staff members to …