SNF QRP Measure Removals (SNF)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given notice of upcoming measures slated for removal from the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). Those quality measures planned for removal will no longer be included in the iQIES Review and Correct Reports, Facility-Level Quality Measure (QM) Reports, and Resident-Level QM Reports as of January 2024. They include:

• Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment and a Care Plan That Addresses Function
• Application of Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF) Functional Outcome Measure: Change in Self-Care Score for Medical Rehabilitation Patients
• Application of IRF Functional Outcome Measure: Change in Mobility Score for Medical Rehabilitation Patients

These measures will last appear in the April 2024 Provider Preview Reports for the July 2024 Refresh of SNF QRP data. Starting with the October 2024 Release, these measures will be removed from Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog. Once removed, the historic publicly reported measure data will continue to be available in the Nursing Homes Including Rehab Services Data Archive files on the Provider Data Catalog.

Please direct any questions on these measure removals or questions related to quality measures on the SNF QRP Reports to the SNF QRP help desk.