CMS made a key change to the staffing domain with respect to the number of days without a registered nurse (RN) on site. CMS is also adding a long-stay hospitalization measure and a long-stay emergency department (ED) transfer measure to the rating system, among several other measure changes. Thresholds for ratings will be updated every six months, as well as weighting and scoring individual QMs differently. The agency will use a separate measure rating for short or long stays to reflect the level of quality provided for these two subpopulations in nursing homes. CMS made multiple changes to the quality measures (QM) domain. While the guidance goes beyond nursing homes to cover all Medicare and Medicaid entities, it is still relevant for star quality ratings. Additionally, in a separate memorandum, CMS provided new guidance to state surveyors on “immediate jeopardy” findings. Inspections occurring on or after November 28, 2017, are included in each facility’s star rating.
The agency decided to end the freeze on health inspection star ratings and resume the traditional method of calculating these scores by using three cycles of inspections. During the transition, CMS temporarily held constant (or froze) the health inspection star rating for nursing homes for roughly a year. In 2017, CMS implemented a new inspections process. CMS star rating changes effective April 1ĬMS made key changes to the Five-Star Quality Rating program, including updates to these domains: By highlighting some of these swings, we can better evaluate the cumulative impact of CMS’ updates. Since the changes have taken effect, we have analyzed swings within specific domains as nursing home ratings rise and drop based on the new criteria.
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With the recent release of CMS’ Nursing Home Compare quarterly data, the full impact of these updates can now be assessed. While some nursing homes may have missed the announcement about Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the Five-Star Quality Rating System methodology beginning April 1, it would be difficult to ignore it now.
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