SNF VBP Essentials and the Future of Medicare Reimbursements (AHCA)

ATTENTION:  SNF Administrators, DONs, Finance, QAPI and Operations Leaders
Your actions beginning Oct 1, 2023, will determine future SNF Medicare Part A Rates! 

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Course Overview


SNF VBP Essentials is a one-hour course that details the new CMS measures and discusses how CMS calculates VBP measures, risk adjustment, facility score and payment adjustments. The course provides instructions on using a SNF VBP prediction calculator tool (included with the course) that helps estimate the financial impact the measures will have on a nursing facility’s Medicare Part A revenue.

The training delves into the existing all-cause hospital readmission measure and the three new measures to be counted this October 1. Also covered are the four additional measures CMS will incorporate into SNF VBP calculations effective October 1, 2024.

This means SNF VBP is expanding from one measure to eight measures over two years. Adopting best practices now to prepare for these new measures will help avoid Part A payment penalties and potentially boost future incentive payments.

New CMS SNF VBP measures, effective 10/1/2023, will determine Medicare Part A rates beginning 10/1/2025. Understand the new skilled nursing value-based purchasing  changes now or start writing your excuses for losing future Medicare reimbursements.


  • New CMS skilled nursing facility value based purchasing (SNF VBP) measures take effect October 1, 2023 that will determine Medicare Part A rates beginning October 1, 2025.
  • It is imperative that administrators, DONs, finance, QAPI and operations leaders be familiar with these new measures and understand how they will impact future reimbursement rates.
  • Registration for SNF VBP Essentials is $40 for members and $80 for non-members.
  • The course is approved  for 1.25 NAB CEs and 1.00 contact hour through the Iowa Board of Nursing upon course completion.
  • Individuals must login to ahcancalED and register for the course under their individual login. Members will need to login with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords.

 


What You Will Learn:

• CMS calculates VBP measures, risk adjustment, facility score, and payment adjustment.
• CMS will apply the incentive payment multiplier.
• To use a SNF VBP prediction calculator to estimate the financial impact of quality  measures on Medicare Part A revenue.
• Adopting best practices now helps avoid Part A payment penalties and can boost
future incentive payments.

For assistance with AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords, please e-mail educate@ahca.org with your name and facility contact information.

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Fees


Intended Audience:

SNF Administrators, DONs, Finance, QAPI and Operations Leaders

  • $40 for AHCA/NCAL members
  • $80 for non-members

For assistance with AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords, please e-mail educate@ahca.org with your name and facility contact information.

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Certificate of Completion


  • 1.25 NAB CEs and 1.0 Contact Hour through the Iowa Board of Nursing are available upon course completion.

Registrants should retain copies of their CEU certificate and any course handouts, in the event they are audited by their licensing agency.

Education offered by IHCA may be applicable to a variety of license types (i.e. Social Worker, Certified Dietary Manager, etc.), as long as the learning objectives and educational levels of the presenter(s) meet the licensure requirements. It is up to each attendee to determine the appropriateness of a session and whether it will meet the requirements of their license type.

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