Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

On September 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an educational webinar: Overview of Finalized SNF VBP Policies from the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule. The educational webinar will provide an overview of the major policies in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Final Rule for the SNF VBP Program.
You may register for the webinar here: https://globalmeetwebinar.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1567348&tp_key=5891f3c008
The webinar’s slides and recording will be available after the presentation on the SNF VBP Program Archived Events page of QualityReportingCenter.com: https://www.qualityreportingcenter.com/en/snf-vbp/archived-events/.
CMS issued the final rule on July 29, 2022. The rule updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the SNF PPS for FY 2023. In addition, the rule includes finalized policies for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program.
Updated policies for the SNF VBP Program are available on pages 47559–47597 of the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule in the Federal Register at this web address: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/03/2022-16457/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities.
For further assistance regarding registration for the webinar, please contact the Outpatient Quality Program Systems and Stakeholder Support at oqrsupport@hsag.com.