New Quality Measures for Skilled Nursing Facilities

New Quality Measures for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Nursing Home Compare has listed six new quality measures for skilled nursing providers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the new performance data measures in October. The update includes quality data for assessment-based measures from between Jan.1 and Dec. 31 2019 and claims-based measures from Oct. 2017 and Sept. 30, 2019.

The new six quality measures are :

  • Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

  • Drug regimen review conducted with follow-up for identified issues – PAC SNF QRP

  • Application for IRF functional outcome measure: change in self-care (NQF #2663)

  • Application for IRF function outcome measure: change in mobility (NQF #2634)

  • Application for IRF functional outcome measure: change in discharge self-care score (NQF #2635)

  • Application of IRF functional outcome measure: discharge mobility score (NQF #2636).

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