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CMS Updates MDS 3.0 Quality Measure and Five-Star Manuals The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released updates to the MDS 3.0 Quality
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND CONSOLIDATED BILLING FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UPDATES TO THE QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM AND VALUE-BASED PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE)declared by the
Announcement: January 2023: Data have been refreshed for January 2023. Because of COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based measures were calculated excluding Q1 and Q2 2020.
Updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System: Adjusting Quality Measure Ratings Based on Erroneous Schizophrenia Coding, and Posting
MedPAC Friday recommended a 3% cut to Medicare base payments made to skilled nursing facilities in 2024.
CMS officials also shared more information about coming MDS changes, including the timing of the draft RAI manual.
MedPAC wants Congress to increase hospitals and clinicians’ 2024 Medicare payment rates.
Published in Government Relations on January 11, 2023 On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced an extension of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency