CMS Memo on Quality Measures,
Five Star, and PBJ Reporting
CMS has issued
QSO 20-34-NH
detailing changes to staffing information and quality measures posted on the Nursing Home Compare website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Per the memo, changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and Five Star Quality Rating System include:
Staffing Measures and Ratings Domain: On July 29, 2020, Staffing measures and star ratings will be held constant, and based on data submitted for calendar Quarter 4 in 2019.
- Also, CMS is ending the waiver of the requirement for nursing homes to submit staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) System. Nursing homes must submit data for calendar Quarter 2 by August 14, 2020.
Quality Measures: On July 29, 2020, quality measures based on a data collection period ending December 31, 2019 will be held constant.