MDS Transition on April 17
CMS is preparing to move to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) for Minimum Data Set (MDS) submissions. In order to ensure access to the new system, please follow these instructions to create a new account and establish credentials by April 13, 2023.
Completed assessments should be submitted before 8 PM on April 13 to ensure users are within the MDS transmission requirements outlined in the Resident Assessment Instrument manual. Between April 13-17, users will not be able to transmit any assessments.
- April 13 at 8 PM: Access to the QIES system for MDS submission will end.
- April 17 at 8 AM: Access to iQIES will be available and users will have the ability to transmit assessments, view validation reports, and other MDS-related reports. Once the transition is completed, iQIES will be used for anything MDS-related.
Please note that Payroll Based Journal will remain in the QIES system with the next data submission deadline on May 15, 2023.
Additional Updates
CMS Releases Draft MDS RAI User Manual and Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets: CMS has released the draft Minimum Data Set 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument User Manual containing substantial revisions to include standardized assessment items collected across post-acute care settings to enable cross-setting data collection, outcome comparison, and comparison of quality. Read More
CMS Corrects Guidance on Billing SNF Part A Stays for 3-Day Waiver Admissions: CMS has published updated claim coding guidance related to the use of the DR condition code on claims after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in its weekly MLNconnects newsletter. This guidance corrects guidance previously posted on March 16. Read More
Focusing on Fire Safety: This year marks twenty years since the nursing home industry suffered two catastrophic nursing home fires. Reducing the potential for a fire is time well spent. If a fire emergency does occur, effective procedures and trained staff, complimented by functional fire safety systems, are the best recipe for a positive outcome. Read More
NYSHFA | NYSCAL CONTACTS:
Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15
Tarrah Quinlan, RN, BSN
Director of Education Program Development and Member Operations
518-462-4800 x20
