The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering two new education resources for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP):
- A cross-setting web-based training course that provides an overview of key updates to the post-acute care (PAC) Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs) for Fiscal Year (FY)/Calendar Year (CY) 2025. This targeted training discusses new, removed, and revised quality measures, timelines for public reporting, and measure specifications. In addition, assessment guidelines and coding instructions are presented for a new Minimum Data Set (MDS) data element: O0350. Patient/Resident’s COVID-19 vaccination status is up to date.
Access the training HERE.
- A video tutorial for completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total Severity Score. This video shows two scenarios that demonstrate the coding of the PHQ-2 to 9 to complete D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total Severity Score. Two patient vignettes are depicted: one in which the PHQ-2 is demonstrated and one in which the entire PHQ-2 to 9 is completed.
This video can be viewed through the following link HERE.
If you have questions about accessing resources or feedback regarding training, please email the
PAC Training Mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the
SNF QRP Help Desk.