Have you visited the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Site? This CMS resource offers online training and events to keep you up to date on the latest Medicare topics. This is great way to train new staff in the intricacies of Medicare, as well as keep seasoned personnel up to date on the constantly changing world of Medicare.
On March 15th, MLN will be having a web event on Value Based Purchasing entitled “SNF VBP: Understanding Your Facility’s Confidential Feedback Report Call”. During this call, CMS experts will present on the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, including confidential quarterly feedback reports and implementation guidance. This will assist your personnel with gaining an understanding of the significance of readmissions and how SNF risk-standardized readmission rates are computed. They will 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. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.
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.
