New CMS Resource Available on the Impact of Combined MDS Assessment on SNF QRP Compliance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new fact sheet titled: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Combined Assessments and Annual Payment Update (APU) Impact: How Medicare 5-Day and Prospective Payment System (PPS) Discharge Combined Assessments Affect Your Facility’s APU Calculation.
This one-page resource for SNF providers illustrates how Medicare 5-Day and PPS Discharge combined assessments can impact a facility’s Annual Medicare Payment Update (APU) calculation.
This fact sheet explains that a combined 5-day/Part A PPS Discharge Assessment counts as two separate MDSs for the SNF QRP MDS data threshold under the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).
CMS also announced that providers should anticipate a more in-depth training focused on the criteria for success for the QRP APU in the near future.
If you have questions about accessing resources or feedback regarding the trainings, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the SNF QRP Help Desk. Questions may also be sent to [email protected].
