Five-Star Quality Rating System - October News
- The Five-Star provider preview reports will be available beginning Monday, October 12, 2009. Providers can access the report from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) State Welcome pages available at the State servers for submission of Minimum Data Set data.
Provider Preview access information: - Click on the 'Folders' button and access the Five-Star Report in your 'st LTC facid' folder,
- Where st is the 2-digit postal code of the state in which your facility is located, and
- Facid is the state assigned facid of your facility.
- The helpline will be open beginning Monday, October 12, 2009 for questions and concerns about the July data. Alternatively, providers can write to BetterCare@cms.hhs.gov.
- Nursing Home Compare will update with October's Five-Star data on Thursday, October 22, 2009.
- Please visit (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/13_FSQRS.asp
) for the latest Five-Star Quality Rating system information.
- Visit the MDS State Welcome page available on the State servers where you submit MDS data to review your results.
- To access these reports, select the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) Reporting link located at the bottom of the login page.
- Once in the CASPER Reporting system,
Page Last Updated: Friday, 06-Nov-2009 14:11:27 CST
