State Survey Agency Directors: Updates To The Nursing Home Care Compare Website & Five Star Quality Rating System: Adjusting Quality Measure Ratings Based On Erroneous Schizophrenia Coding, & Posting Citations Under Dispute
The document was released on January 18, 2023, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is addressed to state nursing home survey entities. CMS is conducting audits of schizophrenia coding in the Minimum Data Set data and, based upon the results, adjust the Nursing Home Care Compare quality measure star ratings for facilities whose audits reveal inaccurate coding.
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