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Proposed Updates for Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program
(SNF QRP)
In addition, the IMPACT Act requires assessment data to be standardized and interoperable to allow for the exchange of data among post-acute providers and other providers. The IMPACT Act intends to standardized post-acute care data to improve Medicare beneficiary outcomes through shared-decision making, care coordination, and enhanced discharge planning. If an SNF fails to submit the required quality data, the SNF will be subject to a two percentage (2%) point reduction in the Annual Payment Update (APU) for the applicable performance year.
Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) Update
The SNF QRP is a pay-for-reporting program. SNFs that do not meet reporting requirements are subject to a two-percentage-point (2.0) reduction in their annual update. CMS is proposing to adopt one new measure for the SNF QRP. CMS is also proposing to revise the compliance date for certain SNF QRP requirements. In addition, CMS is proposing to revise the regulation text that pertains to data submission requirements for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Finally, CMS is seeking comments on three Requests for Information(RFI).
