Webinar Set for SNF Early Look Performance Score Reports for SNF VBP Program (SNF)

Tomorrow, May 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar, “Overview of the Early Look Performance Score Report for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program.” This webinar will provide an overview of the SNF VBP Program’s new Early Look Performance Score Reports including: the data used and methodology employed to model results in the reports; the contents of the reports; and instructions to access your facility’s report. 

The webinar is approved for one continuing education (CE) credit. There is no cost to attend, however you must register in advance.

The Early Look Performance Score Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).

1. Log into iQIES using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile (HARP) user ID and password. (If you do not have a HARP account, you may register for a HARP ID.)
2. In the Reports menu, select My Reports.
3. From the My Reports page, locate the MDS 3.0 Provider Preview Reports folder. Select the MDS 3.0 Provider Preview Reports link to open the folder.
4. Here you can see the list of reports available for download. Locate the desired SNF VBP Program Early Look Performance Score Report (file name: SNFVBP_[CCN]_FY26_ELR_Apr2024.xlsx).
5. Once located, select More, which is next to the SNF VBP Program Early Look Performance Score Report, and the report will download through your browser. Once downloaded, open the file to view your facility’s report.

The Early Look Performance Score Reports are intended to accomplish three goals for the newly expanded SNF VBP Program:

1. Familiarize SNFs with the planned format of the official Performance Score Report that will be distributed for the FY 2026 Program year.
2. Familiarize SNFs with the scoring and payment methodology that will be applied for the FY 2026 Program year.
3. Inform SNFs of their past performance on the four quality measures adopted for the FY 2026 Program year, and model performance for the FY 2026 SNF VBP Program year using this historical data.