CMS added and revised error messages on the Quality
Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES). One of
the new error codes will be an MDS Coordinator’s
dream come true: error code 3897. This error code is a
payment reduction warning when dashes are used in
a field that is used to calculate completeness for the
Quality Reporting Program (QRP).
No matter what rules change, you can excel in quality
improvement activities when you use LeadingAge
New York Technology Solutions’ suite of tools. Quality
Metrics and the Five-Star Analysis Report are member
benefit tools that facilities use to custom benchmark
themselves and improve their understanding of
the Five-Star Quality Rating System on Nursing
Home Compare (NHC). There is one drawback to
using this data in Quality Assurance Performance
Improvement (QAPI) activities, however: it can be
three to six months old, and in some instances, the
residents included in those rates may have already
been discharged from the facility. LeadingAge New
York Technology Solutions’ newest tool, Quality Apex,
provides users with quality measure rates based
on their most recently uploaded MDS. If you are
interested in learning more about the products we
provide, please contact Marguerite Carroll, business
development liaison, LeadingAge New York, at
518-867-8383 or [email protected].
Quality
Metrics and
the Five-Star
Analysis
Report are
member
benefit tools that facilities
use to custom benchmark
themselves and improve
their understanding of the
Five-Star Quality Rating
System on Nursing Home
Compare (NHC).
Susan Chenail, RN, CCM, RAC-CT
senior quality improvement analyst
leadingageny.org 20