CMS added six new quality measures to the Nursing Home Compare website. Three of these six new quality measures are based on Medicare-claims data submitted by hospitals, which is significant because this is the first time CMS is including quality measures that are not based solely on data that are self-reported by nursing homes. The claims-based measures focus on rehospitalization, emergency room use, and community discharge among nursing home residents.
The new measures include:
- Percentage of short-stay residents who were successfully discharged to the community (Claims-based).
- Percentage of short-stay residents who have had an outpatient emergency department visit (Claims- based).
- Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission (Claims-based).
- Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (MDS-based).
- Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (MDS-based).
- Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (MDS-based).
To learn more about the metrics, click here to access an on-demand recording of the webinar hosted for members. Note that the new measures will not be included in the star rating until July. The new measures will be loaded into LeadingAge Quality Metrics as soon as possible.