Multidisciplinary Management of Five-Star Quality Measures On-Demand Workshop-Part 1: Introduction to Quality Measures and the Five-Star Quality Rating System

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This comprehensive training, led by Jessie McGill, introduces the fundamentals of quality measures within the 5-Star Quality Rating System, focusing on nursing homes’ care quality and public reporting. The session covers the history, purpose, and technical aspects of quality measures, including how they are calculated and applied in quality improvement, survey processes, and public transparency through platforms like Care Compare.<br /><br />Key concepts include the ratio-based structure of quality measures using numerators, denominators, and exclusions, demonstrated with practical examples such as the "percent of residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication." The training explains the importance of assessments—like initial, target, and look-back scans—and terminology such as episodes of care, stays, and cumulative days in the facility, distinguishing short-stay versus long-stay residents.<br /><br />Complex elements like risk adjustment through covariates are addressed to ensure fair comparisons among facilities with differing resident populations. The session also details the multi-domain star rating components: health inspections, staffing (including PBJ data and turnover rates), and quality measures derived from MDS and claims data, all contributing to a facility’s overall rating.<br /><br />Practical guidance on using MDS 3.0 Quality Measure User’s and Claims-Based User’s Manuals teaches how to interpret measure specifications, exclusions, scoring methodologies (deciles and quintiles), and data correction periods affecting public reporting.<br /><br />Finally, the training underscores how quality measures impact survey targeting, root cause analysis, QAPI compliance, payment programs like SNF Value-Based Purchasing, and external perceptions from Medicare Advantage plans, ACOs, hospitals, and consumers. The session prepares participants to understand, monitor, audit, and improve quality measures to enhance care outcomes and facility ratings.

Keywords

5-Star Quality Rating System

quality measures

nursing homes

public reporting

Care Compare

risk adjustment

health inspections

staffing metrics

MDS 3.0

claims data

SNF Value-Based Purchasing