CMS Releases FY 2025 SNF VBP Program December 2023 Quarterly Reports

Monday, December 4 — The December 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 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 and results for the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM) for FY 2019, the FY 2025 SNF VBP Program baseline period.

These results will be used for the FY 2025 SNF VBP Program year scoring and incentive payment calculations that will take effect October 1, 2024. The data and results for the performance period for the FY 2025 SNF VBP Program year will be disseminated in the June 2024 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports.

SNFs may submit corrections to their FY 2019 readmission rate up to 30 days following this report being made available, until December 31, 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) and name, correction request, and reason for requesting the correction.

These 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 since June 2023, CMS has been disseminating the SNF VBP Program’s quarterly confidential feedback reports via iQIES. 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.
   1. 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/nursing-home-improvement/value-based-purchasing   For additional questions, please contact the SNF VBP Program Help Desk at SNFVBP@rti.org.