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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly provides important updates about post-acute care quality reporting programs, including training opportunities, public reporting details and reminders of data submission and review deadlines. Following are the recent updates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals and hospice providers:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
Provider Preview Reports
Provider preview reports are now available for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). IRFs have until April 5, 2018, to review their performance on quality measures based on data from quarter 3 of 2016 to quarter 2 of 2017, prior to their posting to the IRF Compare website in June 2018. Access instructions for the provider reports are available online. Corrections to the underlying data will not be permitted during this time. However, providers can request review by CMS during the preview period if they believe their data are inaccurate.
IRF Compare Refresh
The March 2017 quarterly IRF Compare refresh, including quality measure results based on data submitted to CMS between quarter 2 of 2016 and quarter 1 of 2017, is now available. Visit IRF Compare to view the data.
Quality Reporting Program Training
CMS will host a two-day IRF Quality Reporting Program provider training event on May 9-10 in Baltimore. More information is available online.
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
Provider Preview Reports
Provider preview reports are now available for long-term acute hospitals (LTCHs). LTCHs have until April 5, 2018, to review their performance on quality measures based on data from quarter 3 of 2016 to quarter 2 of 2017, prior to posting to the LTCH Compare website in June 2018. Access instructions for the LTCH provider reports are available online. Corrections to the underlying data will not be permitted during this time. However, providers can request review by CMS during the preview period if they believe their data are inaccurate. Additionally, CMS notes it has identified an error with data calculation, which has led to suppression of the measure “Percent of Residents or Patients Who Were Assessed and Appropriately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine” (NQF #0680) on the LTCH preview report for March 2018.
LTCH Compare Refresh
The March 2017 quarterly LTCH Compare refresh, including quality measure results based on data submitted to CMS between quarter 2 of 2016 to quarter 1 2017, is now available. Visit LTCH Compare to view the data.
Quality Reporting Program Training
CMS will host a two-day LTCH Quality Reporting Program provider training event on May 8-9 in Baltimore. More information is available online.
Hospice Providers
Provider Preview Reports
Hospice providers are encouraged to review their Hospice Item Set quality measure results from quarter 3 of 2016 to quarter 2 of 2017 and their facility-level CAHPS® survey results from quarter 3 of 2015 to quarter 2 of 2017. Providers have until March 30 to review their reports. Access instructions are available on the HIS Preview Report Access Instructions and Hospice CAHPS® Provider Preview Reports Access Instructions web pages.
