Skilled Nursing News March 26, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar Tuesday focused on data submission related to quality reporting requirements for nursing homes.
To remain compliant, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) must meet or exceed two data submission thresholds. From October 1 to December 31, SNFs must submit 80% of data containing 100% of required measures, with a higher threshold of 90% from January 1 to September 30. Failure to meet these thresholds may result in a 2% point reduction in the Annual Payment Update (APU), CMS officials said during the session.
The session centered on three primary data sources: Minimum Data Set (MDS), Medicare Fee-for-Service claims, and the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
CMS also wants to incentivize...
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