The transcript, webinar recording and Q and A document are now posted from the recent SNF/LTC ODF- October 12, 2023. ODF Podcast and Transcripts

The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. Changes in this version (listed below) align the item sets with the Errata V3.01.3 for MDS Data Specifications V3.01.1 (FINAL) posted September 21, 2023,…… Continue reading UPDATED: Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.18.11 v6

Due to the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) quarterly deadline, the iQIES Service Center is projecting an increase in the volume of calls and emails between now and November 14, 2023.  Live phone and email support for the Tuesday, November 14, 2023, PBJ Deadline will be available until Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. ET. All files must be submitted by November 14, 2023, at…… Continue reading Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times

The PDF file labeled “MDS3.0RAIManualv1.18.11R.Errata.v2.October.20.2023” is now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The errata document contains revisions to the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual version (v)1.18.11R to provide clarity and additional guidance in Section D and Chapter 6 to support item D0100, Should Resident Mood Interview be…… Continue reading MDS 3.0 RAI Manual version (v)1.18.11R Errata

The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the January 2024 refresh. The data contained within the Preview Reports are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs from Quarter 2, 2022 through Quarter…… Continue reading Updates – October 13, 2023 – SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available

The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for:   Date:  Thursday, October 12, 2023 Start Time:  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Opening…… Continue reading CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2023

Oct 02, 2023Notice of Upcoming SNF QRP Measure Removals  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is alerting Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers of upcoming measure removals from the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). The following quality measures are planned for removal from the iQIES Review and Correct Reports, Facility-Level Quality Measure (QM) Reports,…… Continue reading Announcement of SNF QRP Measure Removal Effective January 2024

Transmittal 12286         Date: October 5, 2023               Change Request 13360The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to update current Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) PDPM interrupted stay claims. DOWNLOAD TRANSMITTAL

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On October 1, 2023, the CMS Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System (jRAVEN) will no longer be supported by CMS. CMS will replace the jRAVEN application with an online user tool for all valid target dates. iQIES is an Internet facing, cloud-based system and requires users…… Continue reading iQIES to Replace jRAVEN on October 1, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare About 14,700 nursing homes enrolled in Medicare provided care to about 1.2 million elderly or disabled residents in 2021, for a total cost of about $28.5 billion. CMS is the agency responsible for ensuring nursing homes enrolled in the Medicare program meet certain quality standards. Nursing…… Continue reading Limitations of Using CMS Data to Identify Private Equity and Other Ownership