Public reporting of skilled nursing facility (SNF) provider performance on the quality measures is now available on the Nursing Home Compare website run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, CMS has posted the inaugural release of SNF QRP Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data as noted in CMS’ fact sheet released on October 24, 2018. 

Five SNF QRP measures are now available on Nursing Home Compare, including three assessment-based and two claims based measures. The five measures are:
1. Percent of Residents or Patients in a SNF that develop new or worsened pressure ulcers (National Quality Forum #0678) 
2. Percentage of residents or patients whose activities of daily living and thinking skills were assessed and related goals were included in their treatment plan (NQF #2631) 
3. Percentage of SNF patients who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay (NQF #0674) 
4. Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) for patients in SNFs 
5. Rate of successful return to home or community from an SNF

A sixth quality measure, Potentially Preventable 30-Day Post-Discharge Readmissions, has yet to be published as CMS seeks additional time to determine if modifications are needed. CMS will not post reportable data for this measure during this testing phase, to include each SNF’s performance, as well as the national rate.