FY 2024 SNF VBP Program June 2023 Quarterly Reports are Now Available

Posted in INDUSTRY NEWS, Long-Term Care

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The June 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).

These reports contain facility and stay-level data for the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM) for FY 2022, the FY 2024 SNF VBP Program performance period.

SNFs may submit corrections to their FY 2022 readmission measure rate up to 30 days following this report being made available, until July 1, 2023. Corrections are limited to errors made by CMS or its contractors when calculating a SNF’s readmission measure rate. SNFs must submit correction requests to SNFVBP@rti.org with the subject line “SNF VBP Review and Correction Inquiry” along with your SNF’s CMS Certification Number (CCN), SNF’s name, correction request, and reason for requesting the correction.

The June 2023 Quarterly Reports contain stay-level data protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Any disclosure of protected health information (PHI) or personal identifiable information (PII) should only be in accordance with, and to the extent permitted by, the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and applicable law. When referring to the contents of the report, use the Line Number (located in the leftmost column of the ‘2 – Eligible Stays’ tab) of the stay in question.

Please note that this is the first time your SNF’s Quarterly Confidential Feedback Report is available for download via iQIES. Previous reports were provided and remain available via the QIES/CASPER reporting system. To locate your new report in iQIES, please follow the instructions listed below:

  1. Log into iQIES at https://iqies.cms.gov/ using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) user ID and password.                                                                                 a. If you do not have a HARP account, you may register for a HARP ID.
  2. In the Reports menu, select My Reports.
  3. From the My Reports page, locate the MDS 3.0 Provider Preview Reports folder. Select the MDS 3.0 Provider Preview Reports link to open the folder.
  4. Here you can see the list of reports available for download. Locate the desired SNF VBP Program Quarterly Confidential Feedback Report.
  5. Once located, select More next to your desired SNF VBP Program Quarterly Confidential Feedback Report and the report will be downloaded through your browser. Once downloaded, open the file to view your facility’s report.

For additional questions about accessing your SNF’s report, which can only be accessed in iQIES, please contact the QIES/iQIES Service Center by phone at (800) 339-9313 or by email at iqies@cms.hhs.gov.

For more information about the SNF VBP Program, please visit the CMS website: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/SNF-VBP/SNF-VBP-Page.

For additional questions, please contact the SNF VBP Program Help Desk at SNFVBP@rti.org.