CMS Posts Updated SNF QRP Manuals & Measure Calculations (SNF)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted updated Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting (SNF QRP) manuals and measure calculation resources on the CMS SNF QRP Measures and Technical Information webpage. These measures and methodology go into effect October 1, 2023. Resources can be accessed in the Downloads section of the QRP webpage, and include the following: 

• The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 5.0 serves as an update to the specifications used to calculate quality measures that are included in the SNF QRP.  
• The SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Change Table Version 5.0 provides a summary of measure-related changes between Version 5.0 and Version 4.0.  
• The Risk Adjustment Appendix File for the SNF QRP Measure’s Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 5.0 XLSX file contains risk-adjustment values used to calculate the risk-adjusted quality measures. 
• The Crosswalks of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes is used in risk-adjustment models for the Discharge Self-Care, Discharge Mobility, and Discharge Function Score measures.  
• The Imputation Appendix File for the SNF QRP Measure’s Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 5.0​ contains imputed coefficients used to calculate the