Resources

The July 2024 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC)

The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 4, 2022 through Quarter 3, 2023. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measure reflects data from Quarter 3, 2023, and for the Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measure, Quarter 4, 2022 through Quarter 1, 2023. The data for the claims-based measures will display data from Quarter 4, 2020 through Quarter 3, 2022, and for the SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Requiring Hospitalization measure, Quarter 4, 2021 through Quarter 3, 2022.

Please visit Care Compare and PDC to view the updated quality data. For questions about SNF QRP Public Reporting, please email SNFQRPPRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov. 

Complimentary Resource: National Infection Prevention 

CMS Grant-Based forum and for all to get involved.
**Great Resource and Complimentary Membership**

The NIPF is a national forum for any infection preventionist (IP) or infection prevention champions in long-term care (LTC) to share lessons learned and resources and get answers to questions.

This national forum will also provide a mechanism to rapidly disseminate federal updates and resources about infections in LTC as they become available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), or Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA). The American Health Care Association (AHCA) partnered with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) with funding from CDC Project First Line to set up the NIPF, which is open to all LTC professionals focusing on infection prevention regardless of their membership in AHCA or APIC.

The goal of NIPF is to foster collaboration and sharing of experiences between IPs in LTC. In addition, APIC and CDC subject matter experts will be available to address questions the group is unable to answer. There are designated threads for Hot Topics, Ask the CDC Expert, and test your clinical skills using Clinical Scenarios. The NIPF uses the “Connect Communities” platform to organize email discussions by threads and allows for the sharing and posting of resources and tools in an organized library and the ability to look up other IPs participating in the forum. You can receive email updates for threads in real-time or daily summaries.​​

Below are some examples of documents that have been developed for the NIPF:

Tips For Meeting The Linen Requirements in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Clinical Scenario: Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hot Topic: Measles 

Spotlight Series Offered by Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative

April Spotlight Series: Reducing Pressure Injuries in PALTC: What have we been missing?

About this Session

It is well known that pressure injuries (PI) are an all-too-common problem in nursing homes. In 2014, the Office of the Inspector General identified PI as the most common temporary harm event reported for nursing home resident care, and 10 years later little has changed.

Almost 11% of long-term care residents in the US develop a PI during their stay; prevalence can exceed 20%. Individuals in nursing homes, especially those receiving mechanical ventilation, are at increased risk for developing a PI because of lack of mobility, decreased oxygen delivery, and poor nutrition status.

In this Spotlight Session, you’ll hear from three experts with years of experience as clinicians, managers, consultants, and auditors, who will review what clinicians and managers need to know about PI, how we can make PI care more effective, and how we might reduce disparities.

Panelists:

• Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Moderator

• Jenna Heim: RN, BS, DNS-CT

• Susan Kelleher, RN, CWCN

• Fatima Naqvi, MD, CMD, HMDC

Session Recording - Event Handout - Key Insights Handout

This printable flyer infographic discusses Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate, and Inform.

UPDATED RESOURCE AVAILABLE: Section GG Web-Based Training Series

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers an updated series of web-based training courses through Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Training that provide an overview of the assessment and guidance to promote accurate coding of the post-acute care (PAC) cross-setting Section GG data elements. Each course contains interactive exercises to test your understanding. To access the courses, click on the links below: 

• Course 1: Section GG Data Accuracy and Quality Measures.

• Course 2: Prior Functioning and Prior Device Use Items.

• Course 3: Accurate Coding for GG0130 and GG0170 Items.

• Course 4: Understanding Admission and Discharge Performance for GG0130: Self-Care Items.

• Course 5: Understanding Admission and Discharge Performance for GG0170: Mobility Items.

If you have questions about accessing resources or feedback regarding training, please email the PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the SNF QRP Help Desk.