MDS Transition to iQIES on April 17 (SNF)

On April 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will transition to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) record submissions and reports. As part of this transition, the QIES Assessment Submission And Processing (ASAP) system for MDS submissions will be turned off on Thursday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET.  Providers should submit completed MDS records prior to 8 p.m. ET on April 13 to the QIES ASAP system or wait until 8 a.m. ET on April 17 to submit data in iQIES. 

Once the transition is complete, all new, modification or inactivation records must be submitted in iQIES, even if the original record to be corrected was accepted into the QIES ASAP system. Providers are expected to take into account all submission requirements when determining the date that they submit completed MDS records, including but not limited to, submission timeliness, claims processing, and care planning requirements.

LARA published a detailed list of what to expect with the MDS transition to iQIES. It’s highly recommended that you click the link and read the information. Also, be advised that Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data will remain in the QIES system. The next submission deadline for quarterly PBJ reporting is May 15, 2023.