Attn: Certified Nursing Homes
CMS issues QSO-23-21-NH - Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures
CMS issues QSO-23-21-NH providing information regarding adjustments to Staffing and Quality Measures and penalties for providers that do not submit staffing data.
Memorandum Summary
Adjustments to Staffing and Quality Measures: CMS will update the staffing level case-mix adjustment methodology and replace some of the Quality Measures (QMs) used on Nursing Home Care Compare, in order to accommodate changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Additionally, CMS will discontinue the CMS-672 form since the section G MDS data, used to populate this form, is being eliminated.
Penalty for Providers that Fail to Submit Staffing Data: To incentivize providers to submit accurate staffing data, CMS will revise the staffing rating methodology so providers that fail to submit staffing data or submit erroneous data receive the lowest score possible for corresponding staffing turnover measures.
Questions
For questions or concerns relating to this memorandum, please contact BetterCare@cms.hhs.gov.
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