The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a call on the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program on March 15 at 1:30 pm.  CMS experts will discuss the program and provide guidance on understanding confidential quarterly feedback reports. Gain an understanding of the significance of readmissions and how SNF risk-standardized readmission rates are computed. Learn how to navigate through the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) and the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) application systems to report SNF quality performance.

To register, visit the MLN Connects Event Registration.  For more information about the call, click here.

If you need registration assistance, please contact CMS at ms-mlnconnectsnpc@blhtech.com.  Materials from the call will be available on the CMS website approximately two weeks following the call.

The SNF VBP Program rewards SNFs with incentive payments for quality of care, promoting better clinical outcomes for SNF patients. The program will begin in FY 2019.